he purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to determine whether the socio-demographic factors of age, level of education and marital status have the same impact on obesity in women and in men aged 60 years and above; (2) to evaluate the associations between obesity on the one hand and self-rated health, physical incapacities and self-esteem on the other; (3) to test the mediatory potential of cardio-vascular diseases and diabetes on the relationship between obesity and self-rated health. For this, 400 persons aged from 60 to 92 years, living in Marseille, were questioned. These individual encounters included anthropometric measurement, and an interview carried out with the aid of a questionnaire (average duration: 1h30). The prevalence of o...
Thibaut de Saint Pol, “Evolution of Obesity and Change in Social Inequalites in France”, Document de...
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a contemporary epidemic that does not affect all age groups and sections of s...
Background With the increasing prevalence of obesity and the risk of increased dependency among the ...
he purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to determine whether the socio-demographic factors of age...
International audienceObesity is a complex and multifactorial chronic disease. Body weight can be af...
The increasing number of persons showing an important Body Mass Index value in developed countries –...
The prevalence of obesity has increased over the last decades in the developed countries, especially...
International audienceOBJECTIVES – The objective of this article is to provide data on the prevalen...
This study investigates the relation between early life conditions and adult obesity in France, usin...
Study objective Environmental-factor changes may largely be accountable for the dramatic increase of...
Thèse présentée sous la forme d'une "thèse article"The global obesity epidemic affects around 600 mi...
The relationship between obesity and 18 different disease conditions was examined in a cross-section...
BackgroundIdentification of subpopulations at high risk of overweight and obesity is crucial for pre...
International audienceBACKGROUND:Negative effects of obesity on health-related quality of life (HRQo...
Introduction: Obesity prevalence is increasing among the elderly and obesity is association with dis...
Thibaut de Saint Pol, “Evolution of Obesity and Change in Social Inequalites in France”, Document de...
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a contemporary epidemic that does not affect all age groups and sections of s...
Background With the increasing prevalence of obesity and the risk of increased dependency among the ...
he purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to determine whether the socio-demographic factors of age...
International audienceObesity is a complex and multifactorial chronic disease. Body weight can be af...
The increasing number of persons showing an important Body Mass Index value in developed countries –...
The prevalence of obesity has increased over the last decades in the developed countries, especially...
International audienceOBJECTIVES – The objective of this article is to provide data on the prevalen...
This study investigates the relation between early life conditions and adult obesity in France, usin...
Study objective Environmental-factor changes may largely be accountable for the dramatic increase of...
Thèse présentée sous la forme d'une "thèse article"The global obesity epidemic affects around 600 mi...
The relationship between obesity and 18 different disease conditions was examined in a cross-section...
BackgroundIdentification of subpopulations at high risk of overweight and obesity is crucial for pre...
International audienceBACKGROUND:Negative effects of obesity on health-related quality of life (HRQo...
Introduction: Obesity prevalence is increasing among the elderly and obesity is association with dis...
Thibaut de Saint Pol, “Evolution of Obesity and Change in Social Inequalites in France”, Document de...
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a contemporary epidemic that does not affect all age groups and sections of s...
Background With the increasing prevalence of obesity and the risk of increased dependency among the ...