Blar i Department of Clinical Medicine på forfatter "Júlíusson, Pétur Benedikt"
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High prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-year-old children in Finnmark County, North Norway
Kokkvoll, Ane Sofie; Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Júlíusson, Pétur Benedikt; Flægstad, Trond; Njølstad, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-07)Aim: The aim was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-year-old children in Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway. Methods: This is a survey of 1774 children born during 1999 and 2000 from ... -
Overweight and obesity in Norwegian children. Trends, current prevalence, effect of socio-demographic factors and parental perception
Júlíusson, Pétur Benedikt (Doctoral thesis, 2010-10-22)Background: The prevalence of paediatric overweight and obesity has shown a rapid increase in most parts of the world during the last decades. Estimates of prevalence of overweight and obesity in Norwegian children have ...