Overweight in men and women among urban area residents: individual factors and socioeconomic context

• Main Authors: Roseli Gomes de Andrade (Author), Otaviana Cardoso Chaves (Author), Dário Alves da Silva Costa (Author), Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade (Author), Stephanie Bispo (Author), Monica Faria Felicissimo (Author), Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche (Author), Fernando Augusto Proietti (Author), César Coelho Xavier (Author), Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The present study aimed to evaluate factors associated with overweight among adults living in urban areas, with the income of the census tract as a context variable. The survey assessed individuals from two health districts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Excess weight was de...