Background Targeted obesity prevention policies would benefit from the identification of
population groups with the highest risk of weight gain. The relative importance of adult age …

Body mass index (BMI) is a function of weight and height, but changing height has not been
emphasized. Using the Framingham Heart Study with 5 decades of data on …

Aging is widely studied as a physiological process. Segmental aging can also occur
prematurely in Mendelian disorders, and these can act this way as excellent sources of …

Aims To examine the effects of integrated health education programmes with physical
activity among community‐dwelling older adults at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular …

Background Mean body weight gradually increases with age. Yet, little data exists on the
prevalence of excess weight in populations aged 80 years or older. Moreover, little is known …

The causes of temporal fluctuations in adult traits are poorly understood. Here, we
investigate the genetic determinants of within-person trait variability of 8 repeatedly …

Objective To examine height changes in middle-aged northern European women in relation
to overall and cardiovascular mortality. Design Population-based cohort studies with …

Background Height loss is associated with various health-related variables such as
cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, cognitive function, and mortality. We hypothesized …

Aim Body mass index and waist circumference are used for obesity diagnosis and screening
of visceral fat; however, their evidence in older adults is insufficient. This study investigated …

Objectives Change in body weight during the COVID-19 pandemic as an unintended side
effect of lockdown measures has been predominantly reported for younger and middle-aged …