BMI and obesity in US blood donors: A potential public health role for the blood centre

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 964-971

  Murphy, Edward L ^a,b   Schlumpf, Karen ^c   Wright, David J ^c   Cable, Ritchard ^d   Roback, John ^d,e   Sacher, Ronald ^f   Busch, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Blood donors; BMI; Continental population groups; Educational status; Obesity; Prevalence; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THROMBOCYTE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD PLATELETS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84863791799     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011003405     Document Type: Article

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