Nonattendance in preventive child health examinations associated with increased risk of school‐aged obesity in Denmark
Associations were found between obesity and overweight and not attending preventive child health examinations in general practice. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms and develop targeted interventions to address health disparities in childhood obesity.
Authors
- Charlotte Nørkjær Eggertsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3425-0839)
- Kirsten Fonager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9641-992X)
- Signe Heuckendorff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-064X)
- René Børge Korsgaard Brund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-4811)
- Janus Laust Thomsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0745-6815)
Institutions
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.17545
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00