Determinants of obesity in an urban township of South Africa

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-320

  Malhotra, R ^a,b   Hoyo, C ^a   Ostbye T ^a,b   Hughes, G ^c   Schwartz, D ^a   Tsolekile, L ^d   Zulu, J ^d   Puoane, Thandi ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Gender; Marital status; Physical activity; South Africa; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

EID: 58649101120     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2008.11734173     Document Type: Article

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