Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in 2015–2016 and 8-year longitudinal weight and waist circumference changes in adults and elderly: the Tromsø Study

ObjectivesTo describe the prevalence of general (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2) and abdominal (waist circumference women >88 cm, men >102 cm) obesity in Tromsø 7 (2015–2016), and the secular change from Tromsø 6 (2007–2008). Furthermore, to study longitudinal changes in body weight and waist...

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Published in:BMJ open 2020-11, Vol.10 (11), p.e038465-e038465
Main Authors: Løvsletten, Ola, Jacobsen, Bjarne K, Grimsgaard, Sameline, Njølstad, Inger, Wilsgaard, Tom, Løchen, Maja-Lisa, Eggen, Anne Elise, Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Age groups
Aged
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Community medicine, Social medicine: 801
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Female
Health sciences: 800
Helsefag: 800
Humans
Male
Medical disciplines: 700
Medisinske Fag: 700
Middle Aged
Norway - epidemiology
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Older people
Overweight
Prevalence
Public Health
Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801
VDP
Waist Circumference
Weight control
Women
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Summary:ObjectivesTo describe the prevalence of general (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2) and abdominal (waist circumference women >88 cm, men >102 cm) obesity in Tromsø 7 (2015–2016), and the secular change from Tromsø 6 (2007–2008). Furthermore, to study longitudinal changes in body weight and waist circumference from Tromsø 6 to Tromsø 7.SettingA population study in Tromsø, Norway.ParticipantsThe cross-sectional analyses included 20 855 participants in Tromsø 7 (aged ≥40 years) and 12 868 in Tromsø 6 (aged ≥30 years). The longitudinal analyses included 8592 participants with repeated measurements, aged 35–79 in Tromsø 6.Outcome measuresMean age-specific and sex-specific BMI, waist circumference, prevalence of general and abdominal overweight and obesity, as well as longitudinal changes in body weight and waist circumference according to sex and birth cohort.ResultsOver 8 years, the age-adjusted prevalence of general obesity increased (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038465