Trends in obesity prevalence among Brazilian adults from 2002 to 2013 by educational level

• Main Authors: Danilo Cosme Klein Gomes (Author), Rosely Sichieri (Author), Eliseu Verly Junior (Author), Cristiano Siqueira Boccolini (Author), Amanda de Moura Souza (Author), Diana Barbosa Cunha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity ranks as a major public health problem in many countries in the world. The obesity-socioeconomic status relationship is not well established in middle-income countries. Methods The aim of this study was to estimate the obesity and overweight trends from 2002 to 2013 by se...