"I love having a healthy lifestyle" - a qualitative study investigating body mass index trajectories from childhood to mid-adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with overweight or obesity are at greatly increased risk of experiencing obesity in adulthood but for reasons generally unknown some attain a healthier adult weight. This qualitative study investigated individual, social and environmental factors that might explain diverging body mass index (BMI) trajectories. This knowledge could underpin interventions to promote healthy weight.

Methods

This 2016 study included participants from three adult follow-ups of children who (when 7-15 years) participated in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey and provided BMI data at each time point. Trajectory-based group modelling identified five BMI trajectories: stable below average, stable average, increasing from average, increasing from very high and de

SUBMITTER: Sharman MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501298 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature