title: Clinical inquiries. Are overweight children more likely to be overweight adults?
abstract: Overweight at any age in childhood increases the risk for overweight in adulthood. The relative risk ranges from 1.9 to 10.1 and increases as children get older. Not all overweight children become overweight adults, however.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors