Socioeconomic status and body mass index life course models: the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort

• Main Authors: Luna Strieder Vieira (Author), Juliana dos Santos Vaz (Author), Fernando César Wehrmeister (Author), Felipe Garcia Ribeiro (Author), Janaína Vieira dos Santos Motta (Author), Helen Denise Gonçalves da Silva (Author), Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract: This article aims to assess the relationship between an individual's socioeconomic status over their life-course and their body mass index (BMI) at 22 years of age, according to the hypotheses generated by risk accumulation, critical period, and social mobility models. This was a popu...