Obesity prevalence in Colombian adults is increasing fastest in lower socio-economic status groups and urban residents: Results from two nationally representative surveys

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2398-2406

  Kasper, Nicole M ^a   Herrán, Oscar F ^b   Villamor, Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Colombia; Obesity; Prevalence difference; Representative survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COLOMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COLOMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911411164     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013003418     Document Type: Article

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