Trends in the evolution of BMI in Belgian army men
Abstract Objectives The first aim was to evaluate BMI cross-sectionally over a period of 14 years (1992 to 2005) in 43 343 army men and the second was to compare BMI using the paired data of 1497 army men. The data were analysed as a function of the military ranking system, used as an indicator for socio-economic position. Design Multiple cross-sectional and longitudinal design. Results A significant increase of BMI between age categories was detected over the 14-year period; BMI remained stable in each age category. In the paired cohort, median BMI increased during the same period from 23·9 (... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2009 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Public Health Nutrition ; volume 12, issue 7, page 917-921 ; ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / Nutrition and Dietetics / Medicine (miscellaneous) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26918028 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008003534 |