Obesity and underweight among Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study Obesidade e baixo peso entre idosos brasileiros: Projeto Bambuí

• मुख्य लेखकों: Sandhi M. Barreto (लेखक), Valéria M. A. Passos (लेखक), Maria Fernanda F. Lima-Costa (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The coexistence of obesity (body mass index, BMI > or = 30kg/m²) and underweight (BMI <= 20kg/m²) and related factors were investigated among all residents aged 60+ years in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, using multinomial logistic regression. 1,451 (85.5%) of the town's elderly participate...