Prevalence and risk factors with overweight and obesity among Vietnamese adults: Caucasian and Asian cut-offs

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-233

  Trinh, Oanh T H ^a   Nguyen, Nguyen D ^a   Phongsavan, Philayrath ^b   Dibley, Michael J ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Asians; Developing countries; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIET NAM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; VIETNAM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 70349563928     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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