Associations among body mass index, waist circumference, and health indicators in American Indian and Alaska Native Adults

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Slattery, Martha L ^a   Ferucci, Elizabeth D ^a   Murtaugh, Maureen A ^a   Edwards, Sandra ^a   Khe Ni, Ma ^a   Etzel, Ruth A ^a   Tom Orme, Lillian ^a   Lanier, Anne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; American Indian, alaska native, body mass index, obesity, physical activity, manuscript format: Research; Health focus: Weight control; Outcome measure: Morbidity; Research purpose: Descriptive; Setting: Local community; Strategy: Culture change; Study design: Cohort; Target population age; Target population circumstances: Geographic location and race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALASKA; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 77954646791     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.080528-QUAN-72     Document Type: Article

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