Prevalence and trends of obesity and association with socioeconomic status in Thai adults: National health examination surveys, 1991-2009

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Aekplakorn, Wichai ^a,b   Inthawong, Rungkarn ^b   Kessomboon, Pattapong ^c   Sangthong, Rassamee ^d   Chariyalertsak, Suwat ^e   Putwatana, Panwadee ^a   Taneepanichskul, Surasak ^f  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b National Health Examination Survey Office   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^f CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; THAILAND; URBAN AREA; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897486287     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/410259     Document Type: Article

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