@article{ref1,
title="Obese children experience more extremity fractures than nonobese children and are significantly more likely to die from traumatic injuries",
journal="Acta paediatrica",
year="2016",
author="Kim, Seung-Ju and Ahn, Joonghyun and Kim, Hyung Kook and Kim, Jong Hun",
volume="105",
number="10",
pages="1152-1157",
abstract="UNLABELLED: Two of the most prevalent problems children facing worldwide are injuries and obesity. We conducted a systematic review of published studies that evaluated the effects of obesity on children with traumatic injuries. Six studies published between 2006 and 2014 were identified, comprising a total of 4594 children: 867 were obese and 3727 were not. Obese children were 25% more likely to have extremity fractures than nonobese children (p = 0.003), and their mortality rate was significantly higher at 4.7% versus 2.8% (p = 0.026). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our review showed that obese children were more likely to have extremity fractures and die of traumatic injuries than nonobese children.<br><br>©2016 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-5253",
doi="10.1111/apa.13343",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.13343"
}