Overweight and obesity in south central Uganda: A population-based study.

Overweight and obesity in south central Uganda: A population-based study.

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Obesity is a rapidly growing global health challenge, but there are few population-level studies from non-urban settings in sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the prevalence of overweight (body mass index (BMI)>25 kg/m2), obesity (BMI>30 kg/m2), and associated factors using data from May 2018 to...

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Main Authors: Adeoluwa Ayoola, Robert Ssekubugu, Mary Kathryn Grabowski, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Godfrey Kigozi, Aishat Mustapha, Steven J Reynolds, Anna Mia Ekstrom, Helena Nordenstedt, Rocio Enriquez, Ronald H Gray, Maria J Wawer, Joseph Kagaayi, Wendy S Post, Larry W Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001051

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