The influence of area-level education on body mass index, waist circumference and obesity according to gender

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 727-736

  Boing, Antonio Fernando ^a,b   Subramanian, S V ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Education; Multilevel analysis; Obesity; Socioeconomic factors; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940955480     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0721-8     Document Type: Article

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