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. 2025 Mar 25;333(12):1082-1084.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.27676.

Trends in Obesity-Related Measures Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults

Samuel D Emmerich  1   2 , Cheryl D Fryar  1 , Bryan Stierman  1 , Qiuping Gu  1 , Joseph Afful  3 , Cynthia L Ogden  1
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Trends in Obesity-Related Measures Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults

Samuel D Emmerich et al. JAMA. .
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This study examines trends in the prevalence of obesity-related measures in the US overall and by sex and age group, including weight-for-length, body mass index, and waist circumference.

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