Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants.

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Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants.

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BACKGROUND:Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population distribution, and in the prevalences of a complete set of BMI categories for adults in all countries. METHODS:We analysed, with use of a consistent protocol, population-based studies that had measured height and weight in adults aged 18 years and older. We applied a Bayesian hierarchical...

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2016-04

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NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44646

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NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) / Humans / Obesity / Thinness / Body Mass Index / Prevalence / Models, Statistical / Bayes Theorem / Forecasting / Developed Countries / Developing Countries / Adolescent / Adult / Female / Male / Young Adult / Global Health

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