Association between length of residence and overweight among adult immigrants in Portugal: A nationwide cross-sectional study

• Authors: da Costa LP, Dias SF, Martins MDRO
• Publication Year: 2017
• Journal: BMC Public Health
• Link: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-017-4252-5

Despite the importance of immigrant population in Portugal few studies have analyzed the patterns of overweight/obesity in this subpopulation. The aims of this study are: (i) describe and compare the prevalence of overweight between immigrants and natives in Portugal; (ii) analyze the association between length of residence and overweight among adult immigrants in Portugal. A […]
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