Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries: The H3Africa AWI-Gen study

• Main Authors: Michèle Ramsay (Author), Nigel J. Crowther (Author), Godfred Agongo (Author), Stuart A. Ali (Author), Gershim Asiki (Author), Romuald P. Boua (Author), F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé (Author), Kathleen Kahn (Author), Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa (Author), Felistas Mashinya (Author), Lisa Micklesfield (Author), Freedom Mukomana (Author), Engelbert A. Nonterah (Author), Cassandra Soo (Author), Hermann Sorgho (Author), Alisha N. Wade (Author), Ryan G. Wagner (Author), Marianne Alberts (Author), Scott Hazelhurst (Author), Catherine Kyobutungi (Author), Shane A. Norris (Author), Abraham R. Oduro (Author), Osman Sankoh (Author), Halidou Tinto (Author), Stephen Tollman (Author), as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: African populations are characterised by diversity at many levels including: demographic history, genetic ancestry, language, wealth, socio-political landscape, culture and behaviour. Several of these have a profound impact on body fat mass. Obesity, a key risk factor for cardiovascular...