Sociodemographic, ethnic and dietary factors associated with childhood obesity in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece

Maria Hassapidou, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Athanasios Frossinis, Ioannis Kaklamanos, Themistoklis Tzotzas

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate sociodemographic, ethnic and dietary factors associated with the development of childhood obesity. DESIGN: 276 children, aged 8-12 years, randomly selected from seven schools in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, participated in the study. 13% of the children were immigrants from neighboring Balkan countries and ex-Soviet Union countries …