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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

Abstract:: Background: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults.

Methods: We pooled 2416 population-based studies with measurements of height and weight on 128·9 million parti...
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(NCD-RisC), N. C. D. R. F. C., & Key, T. (2017). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet, 390(10113), 2627–2642.

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(NCD-RisC), N. CD Risk Factor Collaboration, and T. Key. “Worldwide Trends in Body-Mass Index, Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity from 1975 to 2016: a Pooled Analysis of 2416 Population-Based Measurement Studies in 128·9 Million Children, Adolescents, and Adults.” Lancet, vol. 390, no. 10113, Elsevier, 2017, pp. 2627–42.

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(NCD-RisC), NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, and T Key. 2017. “Worldwide Trends in Body-Mass Index, Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity from 1975 to 2016: a Pooled Analysis of 2416 Population-Based Measurement Studies in 128·9 Million Children, Adolescents, and Adults.” Lancet 390 (10113): 2627–42.
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+ NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), More by this author

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+ Key, T More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:: Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Role:: Author

+ AstraZeneca Young Health Programme More from this funder

+ Wellcome Trust More from this funder

Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Lancet More from this journal
Volume:: 390
Issue:: 10113
Pages:: 2627-2642
Publication date:: 2017-10-10
Acceptance date:: 2017-09-19
DOI:: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32129-3
EISSN:: 1474-547X
ISSN:: 0140-6736

Pubs id:: pubs:729371
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Source identifiers:: 729371
Deposit date:: 2017-09-20

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Copyright date:: 2017
Notes:: This is an Open Access article published under a Creative Commons licence, see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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