Prevalence and trends of obesity and association with socioeconomic status in Thai adults: National health examination surveys, 1991-2009

• Main Authors: Aekplakorn W., Inthawong R., Kessomboon P., Sangthong R., Chariyalertsak S., Putwatana P., Taneepanichskul S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897486287&partnerID=40&md5=6a88d38dd110493547f39487a475de57; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24757561; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1707
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We determined the prevalence of obesity in Thai adults aged 20 and over in 2009 and examined trends of body mass index (BMI) between 1991 and 2009. Data from Thai National Health Examination Survey for 19,181 adults in 2009 and 64,480 adults between 1991 and 2004 were used to calculate age-adjusted...