The role of body height as a co-factor of excess weight in Switzerland.

Rickenbacher, Marc; Gültekin, Nejla; Stanga, Zeno; Bender, Nicole; Staub, Kaspar; Wells, Jonathan C; Matthes, Katarina L; Reber, Emile

Rickenbacher, Marc; Gültekin, Nejla; Stanga, Zeno; Bender, Nicole; Staub, Kaspar; Wells, Jonathan C; Matthes, Katarina L; Reber, Emile.

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Rickenbacher M; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Gültekin N; Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stanga Z; Swiss Armed Forces, Medical Services, Ittigen, Switzerland.
Bender N; Centre of Competence for Military and Disaster Medicine, Swiss Armed Forces, Ittigen, Switzerland.
Staub K; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Wells JC; Centre of Competence for Military and Disaster Medicine, Swiss Armed Forces, Ittigen, Switzerland.
Matthes KL; Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Reber E; Swiss School of Public Health SSPH+, Zurich, Switzerland.

Am J Hum Biol ; 34(8): e23754, 2022 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35488790

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Body Height; Overweight; Waist-Height Ratio; Body Mass Index; Female; Humans; Male; Overweight/epidemiology; Risk Factors; Switzerland/epidemiology; Waist Circumference; Waist-Hip Ratio

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Body Height / Overweight / Waist-Height Ratio Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Am J Hum Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Switzerland

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