Mediterranean diet and waist circumference in a representative national sample of young Spaniards

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 516-519

  Schröder, Helmut ^a,b   Mendez, Michelle A ^c,d   Ribas Barba, Lourdes ^e   Covas, Maria Isabel ^a,b   Serra Majem, Lluis ^e,f  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b CIBER   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

dietary adherence; KIDMED index; Mediterranean diet; waist circumference; youth

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249272985     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477161003777417     Document Type: Article

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