Impacts of Long-Term Obesity on the Health Status of Samoan and Tongan Men in the United States: Results from the Pacific Islander Health Study

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impacts of long-standing obesity (BMIs ≥ 30.0 kg/m(2)) on health outcomes among Samoan and Tongan men (aged ≥ 18 years) in California using a life course perspective. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of 103 males from the Pacific Islander Health Study (PIHS), a probability...

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Published in:Ethn Dis
Main Authors: Panapasa, Sela V., McNally, James W., Heeringa, Steven G., Williams, David R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: International Society on Hypertension in Blacks 2015
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Original Report: Minority Men’s Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671413/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26672474
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.18865/ed.25.3.279
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