The effect of rural-to-urban migration on obesity and diabetes in India: a cross-sectional study.

S, Ebrahim; S, Kinra; L, Bowen; E, Andersen; Y, Ben-Shlomo; T, Lyngdoh; L, Ramakrishnan; RC, Ahuja; P, Joshi; SM, Das; M, Mohan; Smith G, Davey; D, Prabhakaran; KS, Reddy

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000268

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The effect of rural-to-urban migration on obesity and diabetes in India: a cross-sectional study.

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Ebrahim S

Kinra S

Bowen L

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Migration from rural areas of India contributes to urbanisation and may increase the risk of obesity and diabetes. We tested the hypotheses that rural-to-urban migrants have a higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes than rural nonmigrants, that migrants would have an intermediat...

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