Age-specific changes in BMI and BMI distribution among Australian adults using cross-sectional surveys from 1980 to 2008

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1209-1216

  Hayes, A ^a   Gearon, E ^b,c   Backholer, K ^b,c   Bauman, A ^a   Peeters, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; HISTORY; MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLICY MAKING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84938746146     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2015.50     Document Type: Article

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