Trends in the prevalence of obesity in employed adults in central-western France: A population-based study, 1995-2005

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-266

  Czernichow, Sébastien ^a,b   Vergnaud, Anne Claire ^a   Maillard Teyssier, Laurence ^a   Péneau, Sandrine ^a   Bertrais, Sandrine ^a   Méjean, Caroline ^a   Vol, Sylviane ^c   Tichet, Jean ^c   Hercberg, Serge ^a,b  

^a INRA U1125 ^*  (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c IRSA Institut Inter Régional Pour la Santé   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Obesity; Prevalence; Public health; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849182593     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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