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Overweight, obesity, physical activity levels, and self-esteem in Central American children: comparative analysis between countries

The purpose of this investigation was to explore the prevalence of overweight, obesity, physical activity levels, and self-esteem in Central American children, comparing them by gender and country. This comparative cross-sectional study used a random probabilistic conglomerate-based sampling technique, by which 5.291 students (52.3% girls and 47.7% boys) enrolled in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade from 73 schools in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama, with an average age of 10.90 ± 1.13 years old, were selected.

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