Changes of Body Mass Index among Young Men in Brazil over Two Decades
Abstract
To evaluate changes in the body mass index (BMI) of young Brazilian men in two regions of Brazil at opposing socioeconomic extremes in order to determine whether the changes in BMI distribution had different patterns over two decades.We selected a sample of 6,706,386 males as the study population, aged 18 years, from individuals that were conscripted into the army from 1980 to 2005. The percentiles of the BMI distribution from 1980 to 2005 were...
Paper Details
Title
Changes of Body Mass Index among Young Men in Brazil over Two Decades
Published Date
Jan 1, 2011
Volume
59
Issue
2-4
Pages
79 - 83
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