The prevalence of overweight in participants in high school extramural sports.
This study examines the body mass index (BMI) percentiles for age of 3970 male high school athletes. Overall, boys participating in sports had BMI percentiles similar to the general population. However, the prevalence of overweight in boys playing certain sports, particularly football, but also wrestling and crew, was higher than the general population.
Choate
Nicola
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Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA. nchoate@usuhs.mil
Forster
Chris
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Almquist
Jon
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Olsen
Cara
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Poth
Merrily
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D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology