High Obesity Incidence in Northern Sweden: How Will Sweden Look by 2009?

The study objective was to evaluate the incidence of overweight and obesity in two rural areas of Sweden and the U.S. Previously collected data were used from 1990 to 1999 Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) studies in northern Sweden. Health census...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 2006-05, Vol.21 (5), p.377-382
Main Authors: Nafziger, Anne N., Stenlund, Hans, Wall, Stig, Jenkins, Paul L., Lundberg, Vivan, Pearson, Thomas A., Weinehall, Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age groups
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular diseases
Censuses
Comparative studies
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight
Predisposing factors
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Rural areas
Rural populations
Sex Distribution
Sweden - epidemiology
Time Factors
Weight
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Summary:The study objective was to evaluate the incidence of overweight and obesity in two rural areas of Sweden and the U.S. Previously collected data were used from 1990 to 1999 Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) studies in northern Sweden. Health censuses of adults in Otsego County, New York were collected in 1989 and 1999. Adults aged 25-64 year in 1989 with reports from both surveys were included. The 10-year change in body mass index (BMI), overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m²) and obesity (BMI≥30) were obtained from panel studies. Incidences of overweight and obesity were calculated and compared between countries. The 10-year incidence of obesity was 120/1000 in Sweden and 173/1000 in the U.S. (p
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/s10654-006-9001-5