Overweight and obesity among low-income Muslim Uyghur women in far western China: correlations of body mass index with blood lipids and implications in preventive public health.

Overweight and obesity among low-income Muslim Uyghur women in far western China: correlations of body mass index with blood lipids and implications in preventive public health.

BACKGROUND: The pandemic of obesity is a global public health concern. Most studies on obesity are skewed toward high-income and urban settings and few covers low-income populations. This study focused on the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their correlations with blood lipids/metabolites/e...

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Main Authors: Li Cong, Jin Qiong Zhan, Lan Yang, Wei Zhang, Shu Gang Li, Cheng Chen, Hong Yan Zhang, Zhi Ping Ma, Xiao Ling Hao, Dilixia Simayi, Lin Tao, Jin Zhao, A Amanguli, Meiliguli Mohemaiti, Ming Xia Jing, Wei Wang, Abudukeyoumu Saimaiti, Xiao Guang Zou, Yan Gu, Li Li, Ying Hong Wang, Feng Li, Wen Jie Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938656?pdf=render

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