Smoking, obesity, and their co-occurrence in the United States: cross sectional analysis.
BMJ
; 333(7557): 25-6, 2006 Jul 01.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16698804
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To describe the prevalence of obesity, smoking, and both health risk factors together among adults in the United States.DESIGN:
Cross sectional analysis of a national health interview survey.SETTING:
United States.PARTICIPANTS:
29 305 adults (aged > or = 18) in 2002. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Prevalence of adults who are obese (body mass index > or = 30), who smoke, and who are obese and smoke. Prevalence was stratified by age, sex, ethnic group, education, and income.RESULTS:
23.5% of adults were obese, 22.7% smoked, and 4.7% smoked and were obese.CONCLUSIONS:
Although the proportion of adults who smoke and are obese is relatively low, this subgroup is concentrated among lower socioeconomic groups.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fumar
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article