Trends in weight change patterns across life course among US adults, 1988-2018: population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine trends in weight change patterns from young adulthood through midlife to late adulthood and their sex and racial/ethnic disparities among US adults from 1988 to 2018.

Methods

A total of 48,969 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988-1994 and 2001-2018 were included.

Results

The age-adjusted prevalence of stable non-obesity between young adulthood and midlife declined significantly from 84.1% (95 CI, 82.9-85.3%) in 1988-1994 to 68.7% (67.1-70.2%) in 2013-2018, and between midlife and late adulthood from 71.2% (69.2-73.1%) to 52.4% (50.5-54.2%). The magnitude of increase in the prevalence of weight gain from young adulthood to midlife (from 10.8% [9.9-11.6%] in 1988-1994 to 21.2% [20-22.3%] in 2013-2018; P < 0.00

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10626664 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature