Obesity and body mass index in Spain: The 'single population' theory revisited

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 782-785

  Banegas, J R ^a   Gutierrez Fisac J L ^a   Rodriguez Artalejo F ^a   Cruz, J J ^a   Guallar, P ^a   Herruzo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Single population theory; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; OBESITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0034823826     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601225     Document Type: Article

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