Factors associated with overweight/obesity in economically active South African populations

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-116

  Senekal, Marjanne ^a   Steyn, Nelia P ^b   Nel, Johanna H ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adults; BMI; Ethnic groups; Intervention; Lifestyle behaviors; Obesity; Overweight; Self reported weight status; South Africa; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037412765     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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