Obesity in the Caribbean: the Jamaican experience

Aim: This study was designed to investigate the point prevalence and pattern of obesity in the Jamaican adult population. Methods: A two‐stage‐stratified random sampling design was used, and individuals aged 15 years and over were interviewed. In addition, anthropometric measurements were performe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diabetes, obesity & metabolism obesity & metabolism, 2004-01, Vol.6 (1), p.23-27
Hauptverfasser:	Ragoobirsingh, D., Morrison, E. Y. St. A., Johnson, P., Lewis-Fuller, E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Anthropometry Caribbean Cross-Sectional Studies epidemiological study Female Health Surveys Humans Jamaica Jamaica - epidemiology Male Middle Aged obesity Obesity - epidemiology point prevalence Prevalence Sex Distribution systematic island-wide survey
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