Food Insecurity and Gender are Risk Factors for Obesity

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-36

  Martin, Katie S ^a   Ferris, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; children; food insecurity; obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33846560653     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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