Sedentary work and expanding waistlines: a cross-sectional study on occupational roles and abdominal obesity in India
Abstract Background Low- and middle-income countries are undergoing epidemiological and demographic transitions alongside economic growth, contributing to a rise in abdominal obesity. In India, the increase in sedentary occupations and insufficient physical activity are key drivers of this growing h...
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| Main Authors: | Rituparna Sengupta, Rimjhim Bajpai, Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Navin Singh, Nishikant Singh |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21956-5 |
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