BMI trajectories and risk factors among 2-11-year-old children by their immigrant status: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
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Zulfiqar, Tehzeeb; Burns, Richard; D'Este, Catherine; Strazdins, Lyndall
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Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) trajectories and their predictors in Australian children by their maternal immigrant status. Methods Data on 4142 children aged 2–3 years were drawn from the birth cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. BMI was calculated according to the International Obesity Task Force cut-off points. Immigrant status was determined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the United Nations Development Programme, Human...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2019 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/202057 |
Source: | BMJ Open |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026845 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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