Weight Gain Trends Across Sociodemographic Groups in the United States

Objectives. To better understand health disparities, we compared US weight gain trends across sociodemographic groups between 1986 and 2002. Methods. We analyzed mean and 80th-percentile body mass index (BMI), calculated from self-reported weight and height, for subpopulations defined by education,...

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Main Authors: Truong, Khoa Dang, Sturm, Roland
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: © American Journal of Public Health 2005 2005
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Research and Practice
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1449404/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16051939
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2004.043935
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