Anthropometric measurements and prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in adult Malawians: Nationwide population based NCD STEPS survey

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Msyamboza, Kelias P ^a   Kathyola, Damson ^b   Dzowela, Titha ^b  

^a World Health Organisation   (Malawi)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Malawi; Obesity; Overweight; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWIAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; STATISTICS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; MALAWI; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; THINNESS;

EID: 84887441816     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.15.108.2622     Document Type: Article

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