| Title |
Contribution of socioeconomic status, stature and birth weight to obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: cross-sectional data from primary school-age children in Cameroon
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-320 |
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| Authors |
Lifoter K Navti, Uta Ferrari, Emmanuel Tange, Susanne Bechtold-Dalla Pozza, Klaus G Parhofer |
| Abstract |
The pattern of obesity in relation to socioeconomic status is of public health concern. This study investigates whether the association between height and obesity in children is affected by their socioeconomic background. It also explores the relationship between high birth weight and obesity. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 90 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1% |
| Niger | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 86 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 16% |
| Researcher | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 12% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Unknown | 25 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 29% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 9% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 3% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 29 | 32% |