Occupational class differences in body mass index and weight gain in Japan and Finland

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 443-450

  Silventoinen, Karri ^a   Tatsuse, Takashi ^b   Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a   Sekine, Michikazu ^b   Lallukka, Tea ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; International comparisons; Occupational class; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888028765     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20130023     Document Type: Article

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