Cargando…
Do routinely measured risk factors for obesity explain the sex gap in its prevalence? Observations from Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of adult obesity is higher in women than men in most countries. However, the pathways that link female sex with excess obesity are still not fully understood. We examine whether socioeconomic and behavioural factors may mediate the association between sex and obesity in th...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2015
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4371623/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25848853 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1608-6 |