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Socio-economic and Demographic factors affecting the likelihood of being an overweight Korean woman

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  • Nambiar, Padmanand Madhavan
  • Florkowski, Wojciech J.
  • Suh, Dong-Kyun

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Using data from urban Korean women survey the study examines factors associated with the BMI >= 25, indicating overweight or obesity. Logit equation results identify low income, low education, household location and preference for convenience, sweet-tasting foods and home vegetable processing as characteristics linked to a high BMI.

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  • Nambiar, Padmanand Madhavan & Florkowski, Wojciech J. & Suh, Dong-Kyun, 2011. "Socio-economic and Demographic factors affecting the likelihood of being an overweight Korean woman," 2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas 98640, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:saea11:98640
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.98640
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