Perceived weight discrimination in England: A population-based study of adults aged ≥50 years

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 858-864

  Jackson, S E ^a   Steptoe, A ^a   Beeken, R J ^a   Croker, H ^a   Wardle, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84928925851     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.186     Document Type: Article

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