Gender obesity inequities are huge but differ greatly according to environment and socio-economics in a North African setting: a national cross-sectional study in Tunisia.

Gender obesity inequities are huge but differ greatly according to environment and socio-economics in a North African setting: a national cross-sectional study in Tunisia.

INTRODUCTION: Southern Mediterranean countries have experienced a marked increase in the prevalence of obesity whose consequences for gender related health inequities have been little studied. We assessed gender obesity inequalities and their environmental and socio-economic modifiers among Tunisian...

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Main Authors: Jalila El Ati, Pierre Traissac, Francis Delpeuch, Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri, Chiraz Béji, Sabrina Eymard-Duvernay, Souha Bougatef, Patrick Kolsteren, Bernard Maire, Habiba Ben Romdhane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485235?pdf=render

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