Prevalence of obesity in rural and urban areas in Brazil: National Health Survey, 2013

Conclusions: The results evidenced the role of the domiciliary situation among outcomes at the national level, with lower prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in men living in rural areas. However, higher prevalences were found among women, especially for abdominal obesity.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research