Worsening trend of central obesity despite stable or declining body mass index in Hong Kong Chinese between 1996 and 2005

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 549-552

  Ko, G T ^a   Tang, J S ^b   Chan, J C N ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adults; Chinese; Obesity; Trends; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77952090823     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.49     Document Type: Article

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