ArticleBMC public health2022
The association of the age, period, and birth cohort with 15-year changes in body mass index and waist circumference in adults: Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS).
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- Weight Gains Across Adulthood-The ELSA-Brasil Study.Clinical obesity · 2026Article
- Research on Obesity: A Quarter-Century Experience from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.International journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Review
- Long-term trends in central obesity in England: an age-period-cohort approach.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- The association of VEGF-A associated gene polymorphisms with obesity and markers of metabolic syndrome in a black South African population.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Body mass index and waist circumference trajectories across the life course and birth cohorts, 1996-2015 Malaysia: sex and ethnicity matter.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Article
- Food preferences and periodontal status of adults assisted by a public health care system.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association of age, period, and birth cohort with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) changes among the participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study from 1999 to 2015.
methodsThis prospective cohort study included 4895 participants aged ≥20 years (41.3% men), who were divided into twelve gender stratified groups, having a ten-year age difference between them. Analyses were conducted to explicitly assess the association of age vs. period on BMI and WC changes. In addition, we evaluated BMI and WC changes among different birth cohorts.
resultsUpon 15 years of follow-up, the mean BMI of men and women increased from 26.0 ± 3.9 to 27.5 ± 4.3 kg/m
conclusionThe rise in BMI and WC was strongly associated with age in both sexes. The men born in the recent birth cohorts and the women born in earlier birth cohorts had the most alarming BMI and WC trends. More efforts must be spent on obesity prevention policies, especially for younger men.
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