Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-48721
Hermann, S; Rohrmann, S; Linseisen, J; May, A M; Kunst, A; Besson, H; Romaguera, D; Travier, N; Tormo, M J; Molina, E; Dorronsoro, M; Barricarte, A; Rodríguez, L; Crowe, F L; Khaw, K T; Wareham, N J; van Boeckel, P G A; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B; Overvad, K; Jakobsen, M U; Tjønneland, A; Halkjær, J; Agnoli, C; Mattiello, A; Tumino, R; Masala, G; Vineis, P; Naska, A; Orfanos, P; Trichopoulou, A; Kaaks, R; Bergmann, M M; Steffen, A; Van Guelpen, B; Johansson, I; Borgquist, S; Manjer, J; Braaten, T; Fagherazzi, G; Clavel-Chapelon, F; Mouw, T; Norat, T; Riboli, E; Rinaldi, S; Slimani, N; Peeters, P H M (2011). The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study. BMC Public Health, 11:169.
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Abstract
In this European cohort, there is an inverse association between higher BMI as well as higher WC and lower education level. Public Health Programs that aim to reduce overweight and obesity should primarily focus on the lower educated population.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
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| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine |
| DDC: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Deposited On: | 19 Jul 2011 12:18 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jan 2013 08:32 |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-169 |
| PubMed ID: | 21414225 |
| WoS Citation Count: | 3 |
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