Association between dyslexia and overweight/obesity among Chinese children: findings from a cross-sectional study
This cross-sectional study provides evidence that dyslexic children had significantly higher odds of obesity. This finding emphasizes the urgent need for heightened awareness and strategies targeted to mitigate excess body weight for this special population.
Authors
- Qianhui Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-4121)
- Ranran Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8354-7698)
- Qi Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6883-769X)
- Haoxue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7323-7514)
- Min Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-4058)
- Zhen Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-334X)
- Bing Zhu
- Hong Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2005-1150)
- Zhongqiang Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-2300)
- Yanan Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7548-5757)
- Kaiheng Zhu
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Quzhou University (CN)
- Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1600848
- Primary Topic
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00