The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 12-17.e2, January 2007

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Excess Adiposity Among Overweight Children and Adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study

Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; and Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Received 11 April 2006; received in revised form 23 June 2006; accepted 23 August 2006.

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 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the CDC.

 Supported by National Institutes of Aging Grant AG-16592.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00817-1

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.08.042

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