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Peer reviewedAdeyanju, Matthew; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1987
A sample of 356 matched cases of overfat, overweight, and obese students were tracked for three years during high school to test the hypothesis that obese ninth grade students were more likely to be obese as twelfth-grade students than non-obese ninth graders were. Results are presented. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System, High Schools
