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ArticleJournal of nutritional science2022

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

Katarina L Matthes, Christina Hartmann, Michael Siegrist, Michel Burnier, Murielle Bochud, Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Bender, Kaspar Staub

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Katarina L MatthesInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Christina HartmannDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), Consumer Behavior, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Michael SiegristDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), Consumer Behavior, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Michel BurnierService of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Murielle BochudCenter for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Marcel ZwahlenInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Nicole BenderInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Kaspar StaubInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

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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 determinants of BMI. In addition, self-rated health status was significantly lower for underweight, pre-obese and obese men and women than for normal weight persons. The present study is the first to synthesise all nationwide evidence on the importance of several socio-demographic and lifestyle factors as risk factors for excess weight. In particular, the highlighted importance of lifestyle factors for excess weight opens up the opportunity for further public health interventions.

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ObesityThinnessAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleSwitzerlandWeight GainBody mass indexExcess weightLifestyle factorsObesitySynthesis study

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