Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City Obesidad y sobrepeso en mujeres trabajadoras del IMSS, en la Ciudad de México

Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City Obesidad y sobrepeso en mujeres trabajadoras del IMSS, en la Ciudad de México

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) in women working at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS, per its abbreviation in Spanish) in Mexico City, using two different classification criteria. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was...

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Main Authors: José Luis Vázquez-Martínez, Héctor Gómez-Dantés, Felipe Gómez-García, María de los Angeles Lara-Rodríguez, Joel Navarrete-Espinosa, Gabriela Pérez-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2005-07-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
obesidad
sobrepeso
trabajadoras de la salud
mujeres
seguridad social
obesity
overweight
health personnel
women
social security
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342005000400003

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