Factors associated with overweight and central body fat in the city of Rio de Janeiro: Results of a two-stage random sampling survey

Public Health

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 236-242

  De Marins, VM Ramos ^a   Almeida, RMR Varnier ^b   Pereira, R A ^b   Barros, M B A ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Food intake; Overweight; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FAT; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CALCULATION; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SCHOOL; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAGING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034969888     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3506(01)00450-4     Document Type: Article

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