Associations between multiple indicators of socioeconomic status and obesity in young adult Filipinos vary by gender, urbanicity, and indicator used

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 366-370

  Dahly, Darren L ^a   Gordon Larsen, Penny ^b   Popkin, Barry M ^b   Kaufman, Jay S ^c   Adair, Linda S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FILIPINO; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHILIPPINES; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PHILIPPINES; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949120007     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.114207     Document Type: Article

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