title: High prevalence of obesity among inner-city adolescent boys in the Bronx, New York: forgetting our boys.
abstract: We examined sex differences in overweight and obesity in a sample of 1,619 inner-city adolescents. Participants were enrolled from 11 public schools in the Bronx, New York. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 21.7% and 22.5%, respectively; prevalence of obesity was significantly higher among adolescent boys than adolescent girls (24.9 vs 20.1%). Childhood obesity is a public health concern in the United States, and the higher prevalence of obesity in adolescent boys requires additional attention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, New York, 10461, USA. carmen.isasi@einstein.yu.edu
authors.forename: Carmen R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Isasi
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whiffen
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Florez
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wylie-Rosett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population