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ea0090p643 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2023

Physical activity assessment is crucial for obesity risk prediction in adolescent patients

Totomirova Tzvetelina , Arnaudova Mila , Arabadzhieva Ivanina , Badarov Teodor

Physical activity is assumed to be a factor of great importance for weight maintenance. Assessment of physical activity in childhood should be done for identifying patients at risk and predicting obesity development. The aim of our study was to assess physical activity’s importance as a risk factor for weight changes in boys and girls 8-18 years aged. The study include 262 subjects (128 boys, 134 girls) in single country region in Bulgaria (mean age 12.02±3.03 years, m...