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Sex difference in the association of obesity with personal or social background among urban residents in Japan

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  • Shun-ichiro Asahara
  • Hiroshi Miura
  • Wataru Ogawa
  • Yoshikazu Tamori

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The development of obesity is influenced by genetic and environmental factors and is associated with a variety of health problems. To gain insight into environmental factors that contribute to obesity, we analyzed the relation of personal or social background to obesity in men and women separately with the use of data from a community-based questionnaire survey of 5425 residents aged 20 to 64 years of Kobe, a representative large city in Japan. Obesity and normal weight were defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥25 and of ≥ 18.5 and

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  • Shun-ichiro Asahara & Hiroshi Miura & Wataru Ogawa & Yoshikazu Tamori, 2020. "Sex difference in the association of obesity with personal or social background among urban residents in Japan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0242105
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242105
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