Demographic, socio-economic and behavioural correlates of BMI in middle-aged black men and women from urban Johannesburg, South Africa

Global Health Action

Volumn 11, Issue sup2, 2018, Pages

  Micklesfield, Lisa K ^a   Kagura, Juliana ^a   Munthali, Richard ^a   Crowther, Nigel J ^a   Jaff, Nicole ^a   Gradidge, Philippe ^a   Ramsay, Michèle ^a   Norris, Shane A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BMI; BMI distribution across African communities; Obesity; overweight; physical activity; socio economic status; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLACK PERSON; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85051186453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1448250     Document Type: Article

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