Educational inequalities in obesity, abdominal obesity, and metabolic syndrome in seven Latin American cities: The CARMELA Study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 550-556

  Boissonnet, Carlos ^a   Schargrodsky, Herman ^b   Pellegrini, Fabio ^c,d   Macchia, Alejandro ^c   Marcet Champagne, Beatriz ^e   Wilson, Elinor ^f   Tognoni, Gianni ^c  

^a CEMIC   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c CSS Scientific Institute ^*  (Italy)

^d CSS Scientific Institute   (Italy)

^e InterAmerican Heart Foundation   (United States)

^f HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

developing countries; educational level; inequalities; Latin America; metabolic syndrome; Obesity; prevalence; socioeconomic; women

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80054866569     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826710389418     Document Type: Article

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