Geographical and socioeconomic distribution of overweight and morbidity in a rural Swedish county
Engelsk titel: Geographical and socioeconomic distribution of overweight and morbidity in a rural Swedish county
Författare:
Haglund, Bo J.A.
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 29
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 10906
Sammanfattning
This report on overweight is based on a cross-sectional study in Skaraborg County, Sweden, in 1977. Mean values of Body mass index (BMI) are higher in this county than in other areas studied in Sweden and abroad. In correlation analysis the strongest association was found between overweight and hypertension.