Sociodemographic factors associated with long-term weight gain, current body fatness and central adiposity in Swedish women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 685-694

  Lahmann, P H ^a   Lissner, L ^b   Gullberg, B ^a   Berglund, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body fat; Central adiposity; Health; Life style; Obesity; Reproduction; Socioeconomic status; Under reporting; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID STORAGE; MENARCHE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034118741     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801219     Document Type: Article

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