Overweight, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol consumption in a cross-sectional random sample of German adults

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ID15364706
AuthorsMark Martin Haenle (University Hospital Ulm, corresponding author), Stefan Brockmann (0000-0001-6378-6205), Stefan O Brockmann, Martina Kron (Universität Ulm), Ursula Bertling (Ravensburg University of Cooperative Education), Richard Mason (0000-0002-6447-9407, University Hospital Ulm), Richard A Mason, Gerald Steinbach (University Hospital Ulm), Bernhard O Boehm (0000-0002-2706-7710, University Hospital Ulm), Wolfgang Koenig (0000-0002-2064-9603, University Hospital Ulm), Peter Kern (University Hospital Ulm), Isolde Piechotowski, Wolfgang Kratzer (0000-0002-9727-3843, University Hospital Ulm)
Year2006
Volume6
Issue1
Pages233-233
Publication date2006-09-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-6-233
PMID16981990
PMCIDPMC1586017
OpenAlexW2166262114
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited36

This random sample of German urban adults was characterised by a high prevalence of overweight and obesity. This and the pattern of alcohol consumption, smoking and physical activity can be considered to put this group at high risk for associated morbidity and underscore the urgent need for preventive measures aimed at reducing the significantly increased health risk

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · German · Obesity · Overweight · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Public health · Medicine · Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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