Central obesity among adults in Egypt: Prevalence and associated morbidity

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-68

  Abolfotouh, M A ^a   Soliman, L A ^b   Mansour, E ^b   Farghaly, M ^c   El Dawaiaty, A A ^a  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^c AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATCHMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 44449115622     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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