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| Title: | PREVALENCE OF OBESITY IN KALYOBIA
AND DAKAHLIA GOVERNATES AS
JUDGED BY BODY MASS INDEX
''An ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY'
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| Authors: | Essam M. Mehlab MD, Gamal A. Salam, MD,Mustafa M. Sinna MD and Saadia Shalaby MD |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Keywords: | Not Available |
| Journal: | Not Available |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | Not Available |
| Publisher: | Not Available |
| Local/International: | International |
| Paper Link: | Not Available |
| Full paper | Mustafa Mohamdy Mohamed Snah_dmostafa.pdf |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
| Abstract: |
This study was designed to assess the relation between body mass index (BMI) and age, sex and parity of non-selected population sample of adults receding in six communities in Kalyobia and Dakahlia Governates so as to determine the prevalence of obesity in these governates and to specify age-, sex- and parity-adjusted prevalence of obesity in such sample. A total of 400 subjects (223 men and. 177 women) with a mean age of 36.42x8.77 years; range: 22-58 years were recruited- in the study. Body mass index was calculated; BMI= (weight (kg) / (height [m])2. using BMI as the criterion, underweight was defined- as BMI 20- |
