Browsing Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) by Author "Evensen, Elin Kristin"
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Overweight/obesity, body composition and bone mass in late adolescence: the relation with birth weight, childhood body mass index and growth. The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures, a longitudinal cohort study
Evensen, Elin Kristin (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-02-07)<i>Background and aim</i>: High prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity is a major health concern due to related immediate and long-term health problems. Early identification of children at risk is of interest, as preventing or delaying the onset of obesity may influence future health. The aim of this thesis was to study how early life factors such as birth weight, childhood body mass index (BMI, ...