Prevalence of Obesity and Its Metabolic Correlates Among the Circumpolar Inuit in 3 Countries

We investigated the prevalence of obesity and the metabolic correlates of different levels of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference among the Inuit in 3 countries. Data from 4 surveys of Inuit in Canada, Greenland, and Alaska conducted during 1990-2001 were pooled, with a total sample size o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2007-04, Vol.97 (4), p.691-695
Hauptverfasser:	Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter, Dewailly, Eric, Risica, Patricia M, Jorgensen, Marit E, Ebbesson, Sven E. O
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Aged Alaska - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Blood Pressure Body fat Body Mass Index Canada - epidemiology Canadians Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol Diabetes Disease Female Gender Glucose Greenland - epidemiology Health Surveys Humans Industrialized nations Insulin Inuit Laboratories Lipids Lipids - blood Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Metabolism Middle Aged Miscellaneous Nutrition Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - ethnology Overweight Population Prevalence Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Research and Practice Risk Assessment Studies White People Womens health
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