Factors Affecting High Body Weight Variability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High body weight variability (BWV) is associated with many metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in adults. The study was designed to explore the baseline characteristics associated with high BWV.

Methods

Using a nationally representative database from the Korean National Health Insurance system, 77,424 individuals who underwent five health examinations between 2009 and 2013 were enrolled. BWV was calculated using the body weight recorded at each examination, and the clinical and demographic characteristics associated with high BWV were investigated. High BWV was defined as the highest quartile of coefficient variation in body weight.

Results

Subjects with high BWV were younger, more commonly female, less likely to have a high income, and more likely to be

SUBMITTER: Han K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10327685 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature