A quantitative synthesis study on body mass index and associated factors among adult men and women in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT: Excess weight is caused by multiple factors and has increased sharply in Switzerland since the 1990s. Its consequences represent a major challenge for Switzerland, both in terms of health and the economy. Until now, there has been no cross-dataset overview study on excess weight in adults in Switzerland. Therefore, our aim was to conduct the first synthesis on excess weight in Switzerland. We included all existing nationwide Swiss studies (eight total), which included information on body mass index (BMI). Mixed multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations between different socio-demographic, lifestyle cofactors and the World Health Organization (WHO) categories for BMI. Along with lifestyle factors, socio-demographic factors were among the strongest de

SUBMITTER: Matthes KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379928 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature