A quantitative synthesis study on body mass index and associated factors among adult men and women in Switzerland

Excess weight is caused by multiple factors and has increased sharply in Switzerland since the 1990s. Its consequences represent a major challenge for Switzerland, both in terms of health and the economy. Until now, there has been no cross-dataset overview study on excess weight in adults in Switzer...

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Published in:Journal of nutritional science (Cambridge) 2022-01, Vol.11, p.e65-e65, Article e65
Main Authors: Matthes, Katarina L., Hartmann, Christina, Siegrist, Michael, Burnier, Michel, Bochud, Murielle, Zwahlen, Marcel, Bender, Nicole, Staub, Kaspar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behaviour, Appetite and Obesity
Body mass index
Excess weight
Households
Lifestyle factors
Longitudinal studies
Nutrition
Obesity
Sociodemographics
Synthesis study
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Summary:Excess weight is caused by multiple factors and has increased sharply in Switzerland since the 1990s. Its consequences represent a major challenge for Switzerland, both in terms of health and the economy. Until now, there has been no cross-dataset overview study on excess weight in adults in Switzerland. Therefore, our aim was to conduct the first synthesis on excess weight in Switzerland. We included all existing nationwide Swiss studies (eight total), which included information on body mass index (BMI). Mixed multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations between different socio-demographic, lifestyle cofactors and the World Health Organization (WHO) categories for BMI. Along with lifestyle factors, socio-demographic factors were among the strongest determinants of BMI. In addition, self-rated health status was significantly lower for underweight, pre-obese and obese men and women than for normal weight persons. The present study is the first to synthesise all nationwide evidence on the importance of several socio-demographic and lifestyle factors as risk factors for excess weight. In particular, the highlighted importance of lifestyle factors for excess weight opens up the opportunity for further public health interventions.
ISSN:2048-6790
2048-6790
DOI:10.1017/jns.2022.66