Obesity indices and self-reported functional health in men and women in the EPIC-Norfolk

Phyo K Myint; Ailsa A Welch; Robert N Luben; Nicholas W J Wainwright; Paul G Surtees; Sheila A Bingham; Nicholas J Wareham; Richard D Smith; Ian M Harvey; Kay-Tee Khaw

doi:10.1038/oby.2006.102

Obesity indices and self-reported functional health in men and women in the EPIC-Norfolk

Phyo K Myint
, Ailsa A Welch
, Robert N Luben
, Nicholas W J Wainwright
, Paul G Surtees
, Sheila A Bingham
, Nicholas J Wareham
, Richard D Smith
, Ian M Harvey
, Kay-Tee Khaw

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Abstract

To investigate the association between two indices of obesity, BMI and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and self-reported physical and mental functional health.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	884-893
Number of pages	10
Journal	Obesity
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2006.102
Publication status	Published - May 2006

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Great Britain
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Questionnaires
Sex Factors
Waist-Hip Ratio

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