Regional and social differences in body mass index, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 18 year old men in Austria between the years 1985 and 2000

Collegium Antropologicum

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 541-552

  Kirchengast, Sylvia ^a   Schober, Edith ^a   Waldhör, Thomas ^b   Sefranek, Reinhart ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Ministry of Defense   (Austria)

Author keywords

Educational level; Obesity; Overweight; Regional variety; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETIC OBESITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 12244260791     PISSN: 03506134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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