Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Sri Lankan adults

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity, and the underlying socio‐demographic correlates among Sri Lankan adults. Data were from 4532 adults aged ≥18 years randomly selected for a national level study on diabetes and cardiovascular disease. W...

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Published in:Obesity reviews 2010-11, Vol.11 (11), p.751-756
Main Authors: Katulanda, P, Jayawardena, M.A.R, Sheriff, M.H.R, Constantine, G.R, Matthews, D.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
Age Factors
Asians
BMI
body mass
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular diseases
confidence interval
diabetes
diabetes mellitus
Education
Educational Status
Female
females
higher education
Humans
income
intervention
Male
males
Middle Aged
obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Overweight - epidemiology
Prevalence
Public health
Reviews
Sex Factors
socio-demographic factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - epidemiology
Waist Circumference
Whites
World Health Organization
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