Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: To estimate the body mass index (BMI) distribution among Greek female adolescents in 2012 and to compare it with data from 2000, to find associations of obesity with dietary and social factors, as well as to determine the prevalence of acne, hirsutism and menstrual irregularities in the same population.Methods: All female students (n=380) aged 12–18 years of two randomly selected high schools, after obtaining a written consent f...