Sex-specific height-correction of weight in a population with ethnic groups that differ in stature - the SAMINOR 1 Survey: a cross-sectional study

Background: Body mass index (BMI, weight/height2) is a common proxy for body fatness, but it is negatively correlated with height. In Norway, the ethnic Sami people have had higher BMI and lower height than their non-Sami peers. This article aimed to examine if previous findings of higher obesity me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Social-medicinsk tidskrift 2021
Hauptverfasser:	Michalsen, Vilde Lehne, Coucheron, David Andre, Kvaløy, Kirsti, Melhus, Marita
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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