Changes in body mass index and measures of abdominal obesity in Finnish adults between 1992 and 2007, the national FINRISK study

Clinical Obesity

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Lahti koski, M ^a   Harald, K ^b   Saarni, S E ^b,c   Peltonen, M ^b   Mannisto S ^b  

^a Suomen Sydanliitto ry   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c City of Helsinki   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Obesity prevalence; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FINLAND; FINNISH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 84870627095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17588111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-8111.2012.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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