Association between obesity and socioeconomic factors and lifestyle
Author(s) -
Vera Grujic,
Mirjana Martinov-Cvejin,
Eržebet Ač-Nikolić,
Nataša Dragnić,
Vesna Mijatović-Jovanović,
Svetlana Kvrgić,
Sonja Travar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0909705g
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , socioeconomic status , body mass index , demography , population , cross sectional study , gerontology , environmental health , sociology , pathology
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate and it is a manifestation of the epidemics of a sedentary lifestyle and excessive energy intake. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the population of the Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, and to examine the association between obesity and socioeconomic and lifestyle factors.
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