Prevalence, Distributions and Determinants of Obesity and Central Obesity in the Southern Cone of America.

Obesity is a major determinant of cardiovascular disease in South America. However, population-based data are limited.A total of 7,524 women and men, aged 35 to 74 years old, were randomly selected from 4 cities in the Southern Cone of Latin America between February 2010 and December 2011. Obesity c...

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Main Authors: Fernando Lanas, Lydia Bazzano, Adolfo Rubinstein, Matias Calandrelli, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Natalia Elorriaga, Laura Gutierrez, Jose A Manfredi, Pamela Seron, Nora Mores, Rosana Poggio, Jacqueline Ponzo, Hector Olivera, Jiang He, Vilma E Irazola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5065193?pdf=render