Body mass index among Melanesian and Indian Fijians aged ≥ 40 years living in Fiji

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-43

  Brian, Garry ^a,b,c   Ramke, Jacqueline ^a,d   Maher, Louise ^a   Page, Andrew ^e   Fischer Harder, Konstanze ^f   Sikivou, Biu ^f  

^a Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b Population Health Eye Research Network   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Population Health Eye Research Network   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f The Pacific Eye Institute   (Fiji)

Author keywords

body mass index; Fiji; Fijian; Indian; Melanesian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78650480688     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510390665     Document Type: Article

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