Background The escalating global epidemic of obesity is of worldwide concern because of
its association with several chronic diseases and premature mortality. Some subgroups …

Background: Trends in obesity have been reported to level off in several Western countries.
The aim of this study was to investigate trends in body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of …

Background: The aim was to investigate trends in the prevalence of obesity by age and level
of education in the general population in mid-Sweden from year 2000 to 2012. Methods: A …

Background Consistent with global trends, the prevalence of obesity is increasing among
Norwegian adults. This study aimed to investigate individual trends in BMI (kg/m 2) by age …

BACKGROUND: During the last two decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in
industrialised societies such as Sweden. OBJECTIVE: The first aim of this study is to …

Aims: The purpose of this research was to describe the current prevalence and historic
trends in overweight, obesity and severe obesity in Sweden. Methods: Data on BMI, age …

Background: Obesity prevalence has continuously increased in Northern Sweden as
elsewhere. A cohort effect has been shown and an increasing proportion of the middle-aged …

Objectives To determine the mean body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) and prevalence of low
weight (BMI< 20) and obesity (BMI≥ 30) in 3 population-based surveys, and to describe the …

Objective: To examine to what extent the obesity epidemic is a general phenomenon in
adults by assessing the secular change, by birth cohort and age, in the prevalence of obesity …

We investigated changes in the prevalence of obesity among Finnish adults (aged≥ 30
years) during a 20‐year period. Data were derived from two cross‐sectional nationally …