scholarly journals Spouse Resemblance in Body Mass Index: Effects on Adult Obesity Prevalence in the Offspring Generation

2006 ◽  
Vol 165 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Jacobson ◽  
J. S. Torgerson ◽  
L. Sjostrom ◽  
C. Bouchard
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Adult Obesity ◽  
Offspring Generation

scholarly journals Challenging the “jolly fat” hypothesis among older adults: High body mass index predicts increases in depressive symptoms over a 5-year period

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Joseph Dearborn ◽  
Michael A Robbins ◽  
Merrill F Elias
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Objectively Measured

Several investigators have observed lowered risk of depression among obese older adults, coining the “jolly fat” hypothesis. We examined this hypothesis using baseline and a 5-year follow-up body mass index, depressive symptoms, and covariates from 638 community-based older adults. High objectively measured body mass index and functional limitations predicted increased future depressive symptoms. However, symptoms did not predict future body mass index. Self-reported body mass index showed similar associations despite underestimating obesity prevalence. Results did not differ on the basis of gender. Results for this study, the first longitudinal reciprocal risk analysis between objectively measured body mass index and depressive symptoms among older adults, do not support the “jolly fat” hypothesis.

scholarly journals Abdominal obesity: prevalence, sociodemographic- and lifestyle-associated factors in adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willian R. Tebar ◽  
Luiz Carlos M. Vanderlei ◽  
Catarina C. Scarabotollo ◽  
Edner F. Zanuto ◽  
Bruna T. C. Saraiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Obesity Prevalence

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity and its associated factors among adolescents, independent of confounders. Method: A sample of 14–17-year-old individuals (n=1.231), who were students from Londrina/PR-Brazil public schools, was studied. A questionnaire about physical activity, sedentary behaviour and socioeconomic conditions was applied. Anthropometry was composed of body weight (kg), height (m), body mass index (BMI=kg/m²) and waist circumference (cm). The association of abdominal obesity and independent variables was assessed using the chi-square test and the magnitude of associations was verified using Binary Logistic Regression in an unadjusted model and adjusted for confounders (gender, age, socioeconomic status, physical activity and sedentary behaviour). The confidence interval and statistical significance were set at 95% and 5%, respectively, using SPSS v15.0. Results: The abdominal obesity prevalence was 17.5% (CI = 15.4%–19.6%), and was higher in boys than in girls. Adolescents with abdominal obesity had higher values of body weight, height, body mass index and sedentary behaviour compared to eutrophic individuals. Being male increased the risk of abdominal obesity by 36% in adolescents. This risk was two times higher in those with high levels of sedentary behaviour. Conclusion: Abdominal obesity was significantly associated with gender and high levels of sedentary behaviour, regardless of confounding factors. Lifestyle habits are important modifiable risk factors that can effectively contribute to the reduction of obesity from an early age.

scholarly journals Obesity Trends and Body Mass Index Changes After Starting Antiretroviral Treatment: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Hasse ◽  
Martin Iff ◽  
Bruno Ledergerber ◽  
Alexandra Calmy ◽  
Patrick Schmid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
White Ethnicity ◽  
Body Mass Index Increase ◽  
Obesity Trends ◽  
Multivariable Analyses ◽  
Population Demographic

Abstract Background.  The factors that contribute to increasing obesity rates in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive persons and to body mass index (BMI) increase that typically occurs after starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) are incompletely characterized. Methods.  We describe BMI trends in the entire Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) population and investigate the effects of demographics, HIV-related factors, and ART on BMI change in participants with data available before and 4 years after first starting ART. Results.  In the SHCS, overweight/obesity prevalence increased from 13% in 1990 (n = 1641) to 38% in 2012 (n = 8150). In the participants starting ART (n = 1601), mean BMI increase was 0.92 kg/m2 per year (95% confidence interval, .83–1.0) during year 0–1 and 0.31 kg/m2 per year (0.29–0.34) during years 1–4. In multivariable analyses, annualized BMI change during year 0–1 was associated with older age (0.15 [0.06–0.24] kg/m2) and CD4 nadir <199 cells/µL compared to nadir >350 (P < .001). Annualized BMI change during years 1–4 was associated with CD4 nadir <100 cells/µL compared to nadir >350 (P = .001) and black compared to white ethnicity (0.28 [0.16–0.37] kg/m2). Individual ART combinations differed little in their contribution to BMI change. Conclusions.  Increasing obesity rates in the SHCS over time occurred at the same time as aging of the SHCS population, demographic changes, earlier ART start, and increasingly widespread ART coverage. Body mass index increase after ART start was typically biphasic, the BMI increase in year 0–1 being as large as the increase in years 1–4 combined. The effect of ART regimen on BMI change was limited.

scholarly journals Validity of self-reported weight: a study of urban brazilian adults

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria I. Schmidt ◽  
Bruce B. Duncan ◽  
Mário Tavares ◽  
Carísi A. Polanczyk ◽  
Lúcia Pellanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Measured Weight ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
The Mean

In order to evaluate the validity of self-reported weight for use in obesity prevalence surveys, self-reported weight was compared to measured weight for 659 adults living in the Porto Alegre county, RS Brazil in 1986-87, both weights being obtained by a technician in the individual's home on the same visit. The mean difference between self-reported and measured weight was small (-0.06 +/- 3.16 kg; mean +/- standard deviation), and the correlation between reported and measured weight was high (r=0.97). Sixty-two percent of participants reported their weight with an error of < 2 kg, 87% with an error of < 4 kg, and 95% with an error of < 6 kg. Underweight individuals overestimated their weight, while obese individuals underestimated theirs (p<0.05). Men tended to overestimate their weight and women underestimate theirs, this difference between sexes being statistically significant (p=0.04). The overall prevalence of underweight (body mass index < 20) by reported weight was 11%, by measured weight 13%; the overall prevalence of obesity (body mass index > 30) by reported weight was 10%, by measured weight 11%. Thus, the validity of reported weight is acceptable for surveys of the prevalence of ponderosity in similar settings.

scholarly journals Rate of change in body mass index at different ages during childhood and adult obesity risk

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. e12513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Paul K. Whelton ◽  
Bo Xi ◽  
Marie Krousel‐Wood ◽  
Lydia Bazzano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Adult Obesity ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Different Ages

Overweight and obesity prevalence and body mass index trends in Indian children

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (2-2) ◽  
pp. e216-e224 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Khadilkar ◽  
A. V. Khadilkar ◽  
T. J. Cole ◽  
S. A. Chiplonkar ◽  
Deepa Pandit
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Indian Children

Trends in body mass index and obesity prevalence in Western Australian adults, 2002 to 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Merema ◽  
Emily O'Connell ◽  
Sarah Joyce ◽  
Joanne Woods ◽  
Denise Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Western Australian
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