Trends in overweight and obesity over 22 years in a large adult population: the HUNT Study, Norway.

ABSTRACT: Some reports indicate that the obesity epidemic may be slowing down or halting. We followed body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in a large adult population in Norway (n = 90 000) from 1984-1986 (HUNT1) through 1995-1997 (HUNT2) to 2006-2008 (HUNT3) to study whether this is occurring in Norway. Height and weight were measured with standardized and identical methods in all three surveys; WC was also measured in HUNT2 and HUNT3. In the three surveys, mean BMI increased from 25.3 to 26.5 and 27.5 kg m^-2 in men and from 25.1 to 26.2 and 26.9 kg m^-2 in women. Increase in prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg m^-2) was greater in men (from 7.7 to 14.4 and 22.1%) compared with women (from 13.3 to 18.3 and 23.1%). In contrast, women had a greater i

SUBMITTER: Midthjell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3734732 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature