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Research data: OBESITY
2015 Obesity and lifestyle factors in male hospital out-patients in Thailand
The aim of this study was exploring the prevalence of obesity and to determine the factors associated with obesity among male out-patients i...
2014 Prehypertension and associated factors among university students in the Philippines
Prehypertension is a new category of blood pressure, and is considered a cardiovascular risk factor. The aim of this study was to estimate t...
2014 Childhood overweight and social correlates among school-going adolescents in Dominica and Jamaica
The purpose of this study was to investigate overweight and obesity and social correlates among school children in Dominica and Jamaica. The...
2014 Prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associated factors among university students from 22 countries
Obesity among young people increases lifetime cardiovascular risk. This study assesses the prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associat...
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