Open AccessTrends in overweight, obesity and blood pressure among Israeli working adults--implications for public health
Author(s) -
Rivka Sheffer,
Ronit CalderonMargalit
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckm083
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , blood pressure , obesity , odds ratio , demography , public health , population , prehypertension , gerontology , environmental health , nursing , sociology
Reports from the last decade suggest an epidemic of overweight and obesity in Western countries. Since obesity has been associated with increased blood pressure, we aimed to describe the secular trends in overweight and obesity and blood pressure among Israeli working adults.
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