| body mass index estimation in a school-entry aged cohort in malta. | this study measured body mass index (bmi) in a national cohort of school-entry children in malta (04/2007, n=3461). by international obesity task force criteria, over a quarter are overweight/obese. cdc criteria classify one-third as overweight/obese. bmis were higher in the less affluent south of the island, especially in the grand harbour area. analysis by school showed differences in boys only with lowest bmis in private schools, followed by subsidized church schools and by free state schools ... | 2009 | 18979276 |