Relationships of Tobacco Use and Kava Consumption to Sex-Associated Variation in Body Composition and Obesity Risk in Melanesian Adults From Vanuatu.


Journal

Asia-Pacific journal of public health
ISSN: 1941-2479
Titre abrégé: Asia Pac J Public Health
Pays: China
ID NLM: 8708538

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
09 2022
Historique:
pubmed: 12 7 2022
medline: 9 9 2022
entrez: 11 7 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Obesity prevalence has increased in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) over the past several decades, with generally greater occurrence among adult females compared with males. Gendered variation in health behaviors, such as substance use, may play a role in how differences in obesity, body size, and composition manifest in association with sex. This study examines sex-moderated relationships of tobacco smoking and kava consumption with body composition and obesity among 301

Identifiants

pubmed: 35815547
doi: 10.1177/10105395221108593
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

634-642

Auteurs

Kathryn M Olszowy (KM)

Department of Anthropology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.

Amanda B Roome (AB)

Bassett Research Institute, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY, USA.

Elisabeth Standard (E)

BioArkive, San Diego, CA, USA.

Len Tarivonda (L)

Ministry of Health, Port Vila, Vanuatu.

George Taleo (G)

Ministry of Health, Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Kelsey N Dancause (KN)

Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.

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