Relationship between short stature and obesity in Brazil: A multilevel analysis

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1534-1538

  Sichieri, Rosely ^a   Dos Santos Barbosa, Flavia ^a   Moura, Erly Catarina ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Par   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BMI; Obesity; Short stature; Telephone interviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953056521     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509993448     Document Type: Article

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