Weight among Children Born 2005-2011 in Nuuk at the Time of School Entry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anders Egede Sandager Budtz
Anna Rask Lynge
Cathrine Sandager Budtz
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses electronic medical records data to compare the weight status of Nuuk children beginning school with that of the rest of Greenland children born in 2011. An analysis of body mass index (BMI) data indicated a higher rate of obesity in the general population of children than in those living in Nuuk.