Sociodemographic and smoking associated with obesity in adult women in Iran: Results from the National Health Survey

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-435

  Bakhshi, Enayatollah ^a   Eshraghian, Mohammad Reza ^a   Mohammad, Kazem ^a   Foroushani, Abbas Rahimi ^a   Zeraati, Hojat ^a   Fotouhi, Akbar ^a   Siassi, Fraidon ^a   Seifi, Behjat ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Odds ratio; Sociodemographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 56749156620     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn024     Document Type: Article

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