Correlation between mean body mass index in the population and prevalence of obesity in Brazilian capitals: empirical evidence for a population-based approach of obesity

Jackeline Christiane Pinto Lobato,Pauline Lorena Kale,Luis Guillermo Coca Velarde,Moyses Szklo,Antonio José Leal Costa

Correlation between mean body mass index in the population and prevalence of obesity in Brazilian capitals: empirical evidence for a population-based approach of obesity

2015

Jackeline Christiane Pinto Lobato
Pauline Lorena Kale
Luis Guillermo Coca Velarde
Moyses Szklo
Antonio José Leal Costa

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between mean body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity in adult populations living in Brazilian State capitals.

Keywords:

Obesity
Environmental health
Empirical research
Body mass index
Young adult
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Public health
Population
Medicine
Ecological study

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