Validity of silhouette showcards as a measure of body size and obesity in a population in the African region: A practical research tool for general-purpose surveys.

Yepes, Maryam; Viswanathan, Barathi; Bovet, Pascal; Maurer, Jürgen

Yepes, Maryam; Viswanathan, Barathi; Bovet, Pascal; Maurer, Jürgen.

Afiliação

Yepes M; University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Viswanathan B; Unit for Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Health, Victoria, Republic of Seychelles.
Bovet P; University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland ; Unit for Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Health, Victoria, Republic of Seychelles.
Maurer J; Department of Economics (DEEP), Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Popul Health Metr ; 13: 35, 2015.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26689150

Palavras-chave

Africa; Anthropometric measure; General purpose household surveys; Obesity; Silhouette body size showcard; Social survey; Socioeconomic status

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