Is the prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with congenital heart disease different from the general population?
The growing obesity pandemic affects the congenital heart disease population at rates similar to the general population.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults with CHD is similar to the general population, demonstrating that the growing obesity pandemic is also affecting the CHD population.
Willinger et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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