Obesity and underweight among Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study

Obesity and underweight among Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study

The coexistence of obesity (body mass index, BMI > or = 30kg/m²) and underweight (BMI <= 20kg/m²) and related factors were investigated among all residents aged 60+ years in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, using multinomial logistic regression. 1,451 (85.5%) of the town's elderly participat...

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Main Authors:	Barreto Sandhi M., Passos Valéria M. A., Lima-Costa Maria Fernanda F.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2003-01-01
Series:	Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	Aging Health Obesity Body Mass Index
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2003000200027

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