Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries: The H3Africa AWI-Gen study

Background: African populations are characterised by diversity at many levels including: demographic history, genetic ancestry, language, wealth, socio-political landscape, culture and behaviour. Several of these have a profound impact on body fat mass. Obesity, a key risk factor for cardiovascular...

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Autores principales: Ramsay, Michèle, Crowther, Nigel J., Agongo, Godfred, Ali, Stuart A., Asiki, Gershim, Boua, Romuald P., Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier, Kahn, Kathleen, Khayeka-Wandabwa, Christopher, Mashinya, Felistas, Micklesfield, Lisa, Mukomana, Freedom, Nonterah, Engelbert A., Soo, Cassandra, Sorgho, Hermann, Wade, Alisha N., Wagner, Ryan G., Alberts, Marianne, Hazelhurst, Scott, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Norris, Shane A., Oduro, Abraham R., Sankoh, Osman, Tinto, Halidou, Tollman, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30845902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1556561

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30845902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1556561

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