The Gradual Shift of Overweight, Obesity, and Abdominal Obesity Towards the Poor in a Multi-ethnic Developing Country: Findings From the Malaysian National Health and Morbidity Surveys

BACKGROUND: Economic development is known to shift the distribution of obesity from the socioeconomically more advantaged to the less advantaged. We assessed the socioeconomic trends in overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity across a period of significant economic growth. METHODS: We used the Ma...

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Published in:J Epidemiol
Main Authors: Mariapun, Jeevitha, Ng, Chiu-Wan, Hairi, Noran N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976871/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657257
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20170001
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