Annual incidence and prevalence of obesity in childhood and young adulthood based on a 30-year longitudinal population-based cohort study in Korea: The Kangwha Study: Running title: Incidence and prevalence of obesity from a cohort in Korea.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.05.002
Abstract: PURPOSE Childhood obesity is a major global issue that causes a variety of health problems and high social costs. Many previous studies have investigated childhood obesity using cross-sectional data, but few longitudinal cohort studies have… read more here.
Keywords: obesity; incidence prevalence; prevalence obesity; cohort ... See more keywords
Obesity and overweight prevalence in immigration: A meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.obmed.2021.100321
Abstract: Abstract Objectives In recent decades, the immigrant population has been growing steadily. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the immigrant population worldwide. Method The meta-analysis was… read more here.
Keywords: meta analysis; obesity; obesity overweight; prevalence ... See more keywords
Determining the worldwide prevalence of obesity
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30794-3
Abstract: www.thelancet.com Vol 391 May 5, 2018 1773 of BMI to define obesity (the degree of excess body fat) is highly specific, but has low to moderate sensitivity. As a result, BMI-based estimates of obesity prevalence… read more here.
Keywords: excess body; body fat; bmi; prevalence ... See more keywords
Prenatal phthalate exposure and 8-isoprostane among Mexican-American children with high prevalence of obesity.
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DOI: 10.1017/s2040174416000763
Abstract: Oxidative stress has been linked to many obesity-related conditions among children including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Exposure to environmental chemicals such as phthalates, ubiquitously found in humans, may also generate reactive oxygen species… read more here.
Keywords: high prevalence; age; exposure; isoprostane ... See more keywords
Reducing the prevalence of obesity in Canada: a call to action
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DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2018.1482252
Abstract: ABSTRACT With rates of obesity among adults and youth rising in Canada, it is clear that the current approaches currently used to reduce the prevalence of obesity, with an emphasis on individual weight management interventions… read more here.
Keywords: obesity canada; obesity; reducing prevalence; health ... See more keywords
A15129 High prevalence of obesity-related hypertension among adults aged 40 to 79 years in southwest China
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DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000549328.78284.95
Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and related factors of obesity-related hypertension among adults aged 40 to 79 years in Southwest China. Methods: From September 2013 to March 2014, multistage stratified sampling method… read more here.
Keywords: related hypertension; prevalence obesity; hypertension; obesity related ... See more keywords
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Childhood Obesity.
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DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003641
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school-age children in Isparta Province, Turkiye during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to compare the results with those of previous studies conducted in Isparta in 2005,… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence overweight; prevalence; years age; obesity ... See more keywords
Worldwide prevalence of obesity among firefighters: a systematic review protocol
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031282
Abstract: Introduction Obesity may interfere with job performance and increase the risk of injury during firefighting activity. Obesity also has many deleterious effects on health indices and is associated with higher all-cause mortality. Studies report a… read more here.
Keywords: systematic review; prevalence; worldwide prevalence; obesity ... See more keywords
P.1.20 Trends in prevalence of obesity according to occupational group: the korean national health and nutrition examination survey
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DOI: 10.1136/oem-2019-epi.223
Abstract: Objectives This study was designed to provide recent trends of obesity among workers in Korea, and identify whether there was difference across occupational group. Methods We used data from Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination… read more here.
Keywords: obesity; prevalence; national health; korean national ... See more keywords
Prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States 1999-2018: a 20-year analysis.
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DOI: 10.1159/000524261
Abstract: Background Obesity is a public health crisis in the US. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of obesity and severe obesity in US children and adolescents and identify novel targetable risk factors associated with… read more here.
Keywords: obesity; childhood obesity; prevalence; 1999 2018 ... See more keywords
Abstract P574: Does Being Multiracial Matter for Chronic Disease? An Evaluation of Differences in Obesity by Multiracial Subgroups in the U.S.
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DOI: 10.1161/circ.147.suppl_1.p574
Abstract: The multiracial population is considered the fasted growing population in the United States. In 2020, the percentage of people who reported multiples races changed more than all of the single race groups, increasing from 2.9%… read more here.
Keywords: race; single race; obesity; obesity multiracial ... See more keywords