40-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN
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Mossberg, Hans-Olof
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Article
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1989
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The Lancet
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English
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overweight children admitted to hospital between 1921 and 1947 were followed up for 40 years by questionnaires at 10 year intervals. The mean weight for height (W/H) standard deviation score (SDS) reached a maximum in puberty (+3ยท5). The SDS fell to about +1 in adulthood. 47% patients were still obe