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 |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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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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