International Day for the Evaluation of Abdominal obesity: rationale and design of a primary care study on the prevalence of abdominal obesity and associated factors in 63 countries

International Day for the Evaluation of Abdominal obesity: rationale and design of a primary care study on the prevalence of abdominal obesity and associated factors in 63 countries

Sedentary lifestyles and energy-rich diets are driving an increasing prevalence of abdominal obesity, which is associated with cardiovascular risk. Reliable estimates of the worldwide prevalence of abdominal obesity are needed to quantify the associated health risk. The International Day for the Eva...

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Main Authors: Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich, Balkau, Beverley, Massien, Christine, Richard, Alain, Haffner, Steven, Després, Jean-Pierre
Other Authors: Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2013
Subjects:
Abdominale Adipositas
koronare Herzkrankheit
Epidemiologie
medizinische Grundversorgung
Prävalenz
Taillenumfang
Abdominal obesity
Coronary heart disease
Epidemiology
Primary care
Prevalence
Waist circumference
ddc:610
rvk:YC 8114
Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-106708
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http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/10670/890_PP.pdf

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-106708
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-106708
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/10670/890_PP.pdf

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