Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults

Ezzati M., Bentham J., Di Cesare M., Bilano V., Bixby H., Zhou B., ...More

LANCET, vol.390, no.10113, pp.2627-2642, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 390 Issue: 10113
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32129-3
  • Journal Name: LANCET
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2627-2642
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults.