Clinical inquiries. Are overweight children more likely to be overweight adults?
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.
Rowland
Kathleen
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Chicago, IL, USA.
Coffey
John
J
Stephens
Mark B
MB
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors