Prevalence of obesity and associated socioeconomic factors among Tunisian women from different living environments: National Prevalence of Obesity

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-153

  Beltaifa L ^b   Traissac, P ^a   El Ati, J ^b   Lefevre P ^c   Romdhane, H B ^d   Delpeuch, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Institut National de Nutrition Tunis   (Tunisia)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Socioeconomic factors; Urban; Women

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PARITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUNISIA; URBANIZATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUNISIA; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349144934     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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