Gender, body mass index and socio-demographic variables associated with knowledge about type 2 diabetes mellitus among 13 293 Mexican students

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-45

  Angeles Llerenas A ^a   Carbajal Sanchez N ^a   Allen, B ^a   Zamora Munoz S ^b   Lazcano Ponce, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Knowledge based scale; Mexico; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEXICO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 18544383415     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-005-0172-4     Document Type: Article

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