Obesity and occupation in Thailand: using a Bayesian hierarchical model to obtain prevalence estimates from the National Health Examination Survey

• Hoofdauteurs: Jongjit Rittirong (Auteur), John Bryant (Auteur), Wichai Aekplakorn (Auteur), Aree Prohmmo (Auteur), Malee Sunpuwan (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Like many developing countries, Thailand has experienced a rapid rise in obesity, accompanied by a rapid change in occupational structure. It is plausible that these two trends are related, with movement into sedentary occupations leading to increases in obesity. National health...