Overweight and Obesity among Palestinian Adults: Analyses of the Anthropometric Data from the First National Health and Nutrition Survey (1999-2000)

• Main Authors: Ziad Abdeen (Author), Christine Jildeh (Author), Sahar Dkeideek (Author), Radwan Qasrawi (Author), Ibrahim Ghannam (Author), Haleama Al Sabbah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. A cross-sectional survey was designed to provide a baseline data on the prevalence and distribution of overweight and obesity and their associations among adults in Palestine. Methods. A random representative sample of 3617 adults aged 18-64 years was collected between October 1999 and O...