Gender-ethnic disparity in BMI and waist circumference distribution shifts in US adults

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Beydoun, May A ^a   Wang, Youfa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57949105809     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.492     Document Type: Article

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