Converging prevalences of obesity across educational groups in Switzerland

Wolff, Hans; Delhumeau-Cartier, Cécile; Beer-Borst, Sigrid; Golay, Alain; Costanza, Michael C; Morabia, Alfredo

doi:10.1038/oby.2006.243

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English

Converging prevalences of obesity across educational groups in Switzerland

ContributorsWolff, Hans; Delhumeau-Cartier, Cécile; Beer-Borst, Sigrid; Golay, Alain; Costanza, Michael C; Morabia, Alfredo

Published inObesity, vol. 14, no. 11, p. 2080-2088

Publication date2006

Abstract

To assess whether the rapid increase in obesity prevalence among persons with higher education levels observed in one U.S. study is also observed in a European adult population.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity/classification/epidemiology/psychology
Occupations
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Sex Factors
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 32-31.326.91, 32-37,986.93, 32-46,142.95, 32-47,219.96, 32-49,847.96, 32-054,097.98, 32-57,104.99, 32-68,275.02

Citation (ISO format)

WOLFF, Hans et al. Converging prevalences of obesity across educational groups in Switzerland. In: Obesity, 2006, vol. 14, n° 11, p. 2080–2088. doi: 10.1038/oby.2006.243

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:155744
DOI : 10.1038/oby.2006.243
PMID : 17135626

Journal ISSN1930-7381

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Converging prevalences of obesity across educational groups in Switzerland

To assess whether the rapid increase in obesity prevalence among persons with higher education levels observed in one U.S. study is also observed in a European adult population.

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