[PDF][PDF] Association of fat intake and socioeconomic status on anthropometric measurements of adults

KC Portero-McLellan, GD Pimentel, JE Corrente… - Cad Saude Colet, 2010 - Citeseer
We aimed to identify the influence of dietary fat profile on body mass index (BMI) and waist
circumference (WC) in a middleclass general population sample. A cross-sectional study of …

First national epidemiological survey on the prevalence of obesity and abdominal fat distribution in Greek adults

E Kapantais, T Tzotzas, I Ioannidis… - Annals of nutrition and …, 2006 - karger.com
Aim: To provide estimates of the prevalence of obesity, overweight and body fat distribution
among the adult population of Greece. Design: Epidemiological, cross-sectional nationwide …

General and abdominal adiposity in a representative sample of Portuguese adults: dependency of measures and socio-demographic factors' influence

J Kowalkowska, R Poínhos, B Franchini… - British Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
The aims of this study were:(i) to estimate the dependency between BMI and waist: height
ratio (WHtR) as measures of general and abdominal adiposity, and (ii) to evaluate the …

Factors associated with obesity in an adult Mediterranean population: influence on plasma lipid profile

J Mataix, M López-Frías… - Journal of the …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with obesity, and their
influence on plasma lipid profile in an adult Mediterranean population. Design: The data …

Relationship between body fat and body mass index: differences between Indonesians and Dutch Caucasians

S Gurrici, Y Hartriyanti, J Hautvast… - European journal of …, 1998 - nature.com
Objective: To study the relationship between percent body fat and body mass index (BMI) in
two different ethnic groups (Indonesians and Caucasians) in order to evaluate the validity of …

Prevalence of obesity and overweight among urban adults in Bulgaria

L Ivanova, P Dimitrov, J Dellava, D Hoffman - Public health nutrition, 2008 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThe prevalence of obesity is increasing in transitional countries, but extensive data
on some countries, such as Bulgaria, are still lacking. Therefore, the objective of the present …

[PDF][PDF] Diet composition and body mass index in Tehranian adults

P Mirmiran, A Esmaillzadeh, F Azizi - Asia Pacific journal of clinical …, 2006 - academia.edu
Human studies investigating the relationship between macronutrients intake and obesity,
have failed to achieve consistent findings. This study was undertaken to assess the …

Sociodemographic and nutritional determinants of obesity in Belgium

MC Stam-Moraga, J Kolanowski, M Dramaix… - International Journal of …, 1999 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between sociodemographic, dietary factors and
physical activity and the prevalence of obesity in the Belgian general population. DESIGN …

[PDF][PDF] Nutrition style and diet composition leading to obesity and overweight in a cross-sectional survey conducted in a hospitalized Arab population in nazareth, Israel

B Abdalla, B Bishara - Endocrinol Metab Synd, 2014 - researchgate.net
Background: Previously, epidemiological studies of overweight and obesity in the
Mediterranean basin were limited, particularly for Arab population. Obesity and overweight …

Factors associated with the accumulation of abdominal fat estimated with anthropometric indexes

CA Gonzalez, G Pera, A Agudo, P Amiano… - Medicina …, 2000 - europepmc.org
[Factors associated with the accumulation of abdominal fat estimated with anthropometric
indexes]. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC …