Socioeconomic inequalities and body mass index in Västerbotten County, Sweden: A longitudinal study of life course influences over two decades

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Padyab, Mojgan ^a   Norberg, Margareta ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Life course; Longitudinal study; Northern Sweden; Socioeconomic inequality

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN; VASTERBOTTEN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84900815650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-35     Document Type: Article

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