Open AccessLong-term trends in obesity among Austrian adults and its relation with the social gradient: 1973–2007
Author(s) -
Franziska Großschädl,
Willibald J. Stronegger
Publication year - 2012
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/cks033
Subject(s) - obesity , medicine , demography , gerontology , sociology
The prevalence of obesity is steadily increasing. There is little empirical evidence for the development of obesity in Austria. Therefore, the present study investigated long-term trends in the prevalence of obesity across different age and educational groups in Austrian adults.
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