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Article: Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight
Title | Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight |
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Keywords | BMI epidemiology global health noneobesity underweight |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | eLife Sciences Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://elifesciences.org/ |
Citation | eLife, 2021, v. 10, p. article no. e60060 How to Cite? |
Abstract | From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/297694 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 6.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.932 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ho, DSY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, DSY | - |
dc.contributor.author | So, HK | - |
dc.contributor.author | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-23T04:20:22Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-23T04:20:22Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | eLife, 2021, v. 10, p. article no. e60060 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2050-084X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/297694 | - |
dc.description.abstract | From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | eLife Sciences Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://elifesciences.org/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | eLife | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | BMI | - |
dc.subject | epidemiology | - |
dc.subject | global health | - |
dc.subject | noneobesity | - |
dc.subject | underweight | - |
dc.title | Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, DSY: syho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, DSY: syho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | So, HK: hkso@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, DSY=rp00427 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, DSY=rp00427 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.7554/eLife.60060 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33685583 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC7943191 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85102720850 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 321781 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 10 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. e60060 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. e60060 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000627596100001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Cambridge, UK | - |