Journal article
An exploratory spatial analysis of overweight and obesity in Canada
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The identification of spatial clusters of overweight and obesity can be a key indicator for targeting scarce public health resources. This paper examines sex-specific spatial patterns of overweight/obesity in Canada as well as investigates the presence of spatial clusters.
METHODS: Using data on Body Mass Index (BMI) from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey (20 years and older) cycle 3.1, a cross-sectional ecological-level …
Authors
Pouliou T; Elliott SJ
Journal
Preventive Medicine, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 362–367
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.01.017
ISSN
0091-7435