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Introduction
In a nationwide population of adolescents, we investigated the sex‐specific association of socioeconomic position (SEP) with severe obesity, and trends over time.
Methods
The cohort comprises all Israeli adolescents (mean ± SD age 17.3 ± 0.5 years) who were medically examined, before mandatory military service during 2000 to 2015. Of 1 120 362 adolescents, 239 816 (21.4%) were classified...
The most common spinal deformities among adolescents are adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS; 2%–3% prevalence) and Scheuermann kyphosis (SK; 1%–8% prevalence). Both are believed to have a genetic influence in their etiology. The association between body mass index (BMI) and body stature and their possible association to spinal deformities is uncertain.A cross-sectional prevalence study.To examine...
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