Prevalence and Trends in Lifetime Obesity in the U.S., 1988-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Estimates of obesity prevalence based on current BMI are an important but incomplete indicator of the total effects of obesity on a population.

Methods

In this study, data on current BMI and maximum BMI were used to estimate prevalence and trends in lifetime obesity status, defined using the categories never (maximum BMI ≤30 kg/m²), former (maximum BMI ≥30 kg/m² and current BMI ≤30 kg/m²), and current obesity (current BMI ≥30 kg/m²). Prevalence was estimated for the period 2013-2014 and trends for the period 1988-2014 using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Predictors of lifetime weight status and the association between lifetime weight categories and prevalent disease status were also inv

SUBMITTER: Stokes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5675125 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature