Lifestyle factors associated with BMI in a Spanish graduate population: The SUN study

Obesity Facts

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 80-87

  Alcácera, María Aránzazu ^a   Marques Lopes, Iva ^a   Fajó Pascual, Marta ^a   Puzo, José ^a   Pérez, Juan Blas ^a   Bes Rastrollo, Maira ^b,c   Martínez González, Miguel Ángel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Body mass index; Education level; Lifestyle factors; Marital status; Smoking habits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SPAIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70949106029     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000124237     Document Type: Article

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