Changes in Waist Circumference among German Adults over Time - Compiling Results of Seven Prospective Cohort Studies

Autor: Jasmine Neamat-Allah, Barbara Thorand, Till Ittermann, Rudolf Kaaks, Ute Nöthlings, Beatrice Herzog, Karin Halina Greiser, Benedikt Merz, Verena Katzke, Sabine Schipf, Marjolein Haftenberger, Anja Schienkiewitz, Christa Scheidt-Nave, Henry Völzke, Annette Peters, Heiner Boeing, Susanne Vogt, Manja Koch, Saskia Hartwig, Gert B. M. Mensink, Ursula Bachlechner
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Male
Aging
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Health (social science)
Waist
lcsh:TX341-641
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Population-based
Body Mass Index
Prospective cohort studies
German
03 medical and health sciences
Sex Factors
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Sex factors
Germany
Physiology (medical)
Humans
Medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Sex Distribution
Prospective cohort study
lcsh:RC620-627
business.industry
Follow up studies
Middle Aged
Circumference
language.human_language
lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
Obesity
Abdominal
Central obesity
Meta-analysis
language
Waist circumference
Original Article
Female
business
lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Body mass index
Waist circumference
Central obesity
Follow-Up Studies
Demography
Zdroj: Obesity Facts, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp 332-343 (2016)
Obesity Facts
Obes. Facts 9, 332-343 (2016)
ISSN: 1662-4033
1662-4025
Popis: Aim: This study aims to quantify longitudinal changes in waist circumference (WC) among adults aged 45-64 years in Germany. Methods: Data of 15,444 men and 17,207 women from one nationwide and six regional prospective German cohort studies were analyzed. The sex-specific mean change in WC per year of follow-up was assessed for each study separately. Findings from the cohort-by-cohort analysis were combined by applying meta-analytic methods. Progression to central obesity (WC ≥ 102 cm in men and ≥ 88 cm in women) within a standardized period of 10 years was described for each study. Results: The estimated mean change in WC per year of follow-up for all cohorts combined was 0.53 (95% confidence interval 0.29-0.76) cm/year for men and 0.63 (0.48-0.77) cm/year for women, but varied between the included studies. Within 10 years, about 20% of individuals with low WC (Conclusion: The increase in mean WC with aging along with a profound increase of central adiposity is obviously and may have several adverse health effects. Obesity prevention programs should also focus on abdominal obesity.
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