Absolute wealth and world region strongly predict overweight among women (ages 18-49) in 360 populations across 36 developing countries

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-344

  Hruschka, Daniel J ^a   Brewis, Alexandra A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Global; Gross domestic product per capita; Obesity; Overweight; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; INCOME; LIPID STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878400338     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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