Separate associations of waist and hip circumference with lifestyle factors

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 422-430

  Han, T S ^a,b   Bijnen, F C H ^c,d   Lean, M E J ^a   Seidell, J C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Body fat distribution; Health risk; Physical activity; Smoking; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0031845684     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.3.422     Document Type: Article

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