Prevalence of obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption by socioeconomic status among six communities in Nicaragua Prevalencia de la obesidad, el tabaquismo y el consumo de alcohol según la condición socioeconómica en seis comunidades de Nicaragua

Prevalence of obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption by socioeconomic status among six communities in Nicaragua Prevalencia de la obesidad, el tabaquismo y el consumo de alcohol según la condición socioeconómica en seis comunidades de Nicaragua

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors (overweight/obesity, tobacco smoking, and alcohol consumption) and identify correlations between these and sociodemographic characteristics in western and central Nicaragua. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study...

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Main Authors: Timothy S. Laux, Philip J. Bert, Marvin González, Mark Unruh, Aurora Aragon, Cecilia Torres Lacourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2012-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Enfermedad crónica
obesidad
consumo de bebidas alcohólicas
pobreza
tabaquismo
Nicaragua
Chronic disease
obesity
alcohol drinking
poverty
tobacco smoking
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