Open AccessObesity and Body Fat Distribution: Ethnic Differences and the Role of Socio-Economic Status
Author(s) -
Joanne K. Ujčič-Voortman,
Griët Bos,
Caroline A. Baan,
Arnoud P. Verhoeff,
Jacob C. Seidell
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000324555
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , turkish , waist , obesity , ethnic group , demography , abdominal obesity , body mass index , gerontology , population , environmental health , endocrinology , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , anthropology
This study investigates differences in overweight and body fat distribution between Turkish and Moroccan migrants and the ethnic Dutch population, and the contribution of socio-economic status to their higher obesity prevalence.
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