High prevalence of obesity among women in urban Haiti: Findings from a population-based cohort

• Main Authors: Eliezer Dade (Author), Miranda Metz (Author), Jean Lookens Pierre (Author), Vanessa Rouzier (Author), Rodney Sufra (Author), Elizabeth Fox (Author), Fabyola Preval (Author), Stephano St-Preux (Author), Jean Ronald Zephir (Author), Wilson Ariste (Author), Rehana Rasul (Author), Shalom Sabwa (Author), Nicholas Roberts (Author), Marie Marcelle Deschamps (Author), Patrice Severe (Author), Daniel Fitzgerald (Author), Jean William Pape (Author), Lily Du Yan (Author), Margaret L. McNairy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionObesity is associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases and death and is increasing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries, including Haiti. There is limited population-based data on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and associated risk factors in Hai...