Obesity, underweight and BMI distribution characteristics of children by gross national income and income inequality: results from an international survey.

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Obesity, underweight and BMI distribution characteristics of children by gross national income and income inequality: results from an international survey.

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Economic wealth and income inequality may impact on childhood BMI distribution by affecting overconsumption of food and sedentary forms of transportation and entertainment across the whole or some of the population.To determine whether BMI distribution of children differs by gross national income (GNI) per capita and Gini index derived from World Bank data.Secondary analysis of largely self-reported height and weight data from a multi-country, cross-sectional study (ISAAC), of 77,963 children...

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2018-06

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Murphy, Rinki / Stewart, Alistair / Hancox, RJ / Wall, Clare / Braithwaite, I / Beasley, R / Mitchell, Edwin / ISAAC Phase Three Study Group

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/45850

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ISAAC Phase Three Study Group

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