Prevalence of overweight, obesity and central obesity and factors associated with BMI in indigenous yaqui people: a probabilistic cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Araceli Serna-Gutiérrez (Author), Alejandro Arturo Castro-Juarez (Author), Martín Romero-Martínez (Author), Heliodoro Alemán-Mateo (Author), Rolando Giovanni Díaz-Zavala (Author), Luis Quihui-Cota (Author), Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández (Author), Ana Cristina Gallegos-Aguilar (Author), Julián Esparza-Romero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Yaquis are an Indigenous group who inhabit in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. This group has experienced changes in their lifestyle, moving from a traditional lifestyle to a more modern one, resulting in an increase of obesity and its comorbidities. However, few s...