A population-based study of overweight and obesity in expectant parents: Socio-demographic patterns and within-couple associations

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Edvardsson, Kristina ^a,b   Lindkvist, Marie ^a   Eurenius, Eva ^a   Mogren, Ingrid ^a   Small, Rhonda ^b   Ivarsson, Anneli ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child health; Childbirth; Cross sectional studies; Fathers; Obesity; Overweight; Pregnant women; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947648740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-923     Document Type: Article

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