Trends in overweight and obesity from 1985 to 2002 in Göteborg, West Sweden

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 916-924

  Berg, C ^a,d,e   Rosengren, A ^b   Aires, N ^c   Lappas, G ^d   Toren K ^d   Thelle, D ^d   Lissner, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body constitution; Body mass index; Body weight; Exercise; Obesity in diabetes; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SWEDEN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 23044480986     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802964     Document Type: Article

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