Rapidly increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in older Ghanaian adults from 2007-2015: Evidence from WHO-SAGE Waves 1 & 2.

Rapidly increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in older Ghanaian adults from 2007-2015: Evidence from WHO-SAGE Waves 1 & 2.

<h4>Background</h4>Studies on changes in the prevalence and determinants of obesity in older adults living in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. We examined recent changes in obesity prevalence and associated factors for older adults in Ghana between 2007/08 and 2014/15.<h4>Methods<...

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Main Authors: Stella T Lartey, Costan G Magnussen, Lei Si, Godfred O Boateng, Barbara de Graaff, Richard Berko Biritwum, Nadia Minicuci, Paul Kowal, Leigh Blizzard, Andrew J Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215045

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