Gender‐ethnic Disparity in BMI and Waist Circumference Distribution Shifts in US Adults
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- Vol. 17 (1), 169-176
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.492
Abstract
While obesity has been increasing in the United States, little is known about the variation in recent BMI and waist circumference (WC) distribution shifts across socio‐demographic groups. We assessed...Keywords
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