Longitudinal study of the socio-demographic determinants of changes in body weight and waist circumference in a multi-ethnic Asian population

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1299-1308

  Ong, S K ^a   Fong, C W ^a   Ma, S ^a   Lee, J ^b   Heng, D ^a   Deurenberg Yap, M ^a,c   Low, Y L ^d   Tan, M ^e   Lim, W Y ^a   Tai, E S ^e  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^e SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian ethnic groups; Longitudinal; Socio demographic factors; Waist circumference; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450248400     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.173     Document Type: Article

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