The influence of socioeconomic status, ethnicity and lifestyle on body mass index in a longitudinal study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-63

  Sundquist, Jan ^a,b   Johansson, Sven Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Ethnicity; Lifestyle; Longitudinal study; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031887258     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.1.57     Document Type: Article

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