Changes in body mass index by age, gender, and socio-economic status among a cohort of Norwegian men and women (1990–2001)
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- 30 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 7 (1) , 269
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-269
Abstract
Consistent with global trends, the prevalence of obesity is increasing among Norwegian adults. This study aimed to investigate individual trends in BMI (kg/m2) by age, gender, and socio-economic status over an 11-year period.Keywords
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