Obesity Epidemiology

Name: Obesity Epidemiology
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ISBN: 9780195312911

ISBN-10: 0195312910

ISBN-13: 9780195312911

Edition: 2008

Authors: Frank Hu

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During the past twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. An estimated thirty percent of adults in the US are obese; in 1980, only fifteen percent were. The issue is gaining greater attention with the CDC and with the public health world in general. This book will offer practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity, suitable for graduate students and researchers in epidemiology, and public health practitioners with an interest in the issue. The book will be structured in four main sections, with the majority of chapters authored by Dr. Hu, and some authored by specialists in specific areas. The first section will…

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List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/21/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 7.30" wide x 10.10" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English




Study Designs and Measurements



Introduction to Obesity Epidemiology




Descriptive Epidemiology of Obesity Trends




Analytic Epidemiologic Designs in Obesity Research




Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence and Causal Inference in Obesity Research




Measurements of Adiposity and Body Composition




Dietary Assessment Methods




Physical Activity Measurements




Epidemiologic Studies of Consequences of Obesity



Metabolic Consequences of Obesity




Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease




Obesity and Cancer




Obesity and Mortality




Obesity and Health-Related Quality of Life




Economic Costs of Obesity




Epidemiologic Studies of Determinants of Obesity



Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity




Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, and Obesity




Sleep Deprivation and Obesity




Social Determinants of Obesity




Metabolic and Hormonal Predictors of Obesity




Developmental Origins of Obesity




Predictors and Consequences of Childhood Obesity




Genetic Predictors of Obesity




Gene-Environment Interactions and Obesity



Index