Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007
Trends in body mass index (BMI) among 51,889 14- to 20-year-old Icelandic adolescents and young adults were examined using data from cross-sectional population surveys conducted from 1992 to 2007. Prevalence of overweight increased for both genders in all age groups, except for 14- and 20-year-old g...
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doaj-8409f3940c3146bd82e2659a30fd04482020-11-25T01:20:29ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012010-05-01752191220710.3390/ijerph7052191Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007Sigríður Þ. EiðsdóttirÁlfgeir L. KristjánssonInga D. SigfúsdóttirCarol E. GarberJohn P. AllegranteTrends in body mass index (BMI) among 51,889 14- to 20-year-old Icelandic adolescents and young adults were examined using data from cross-sectional population surveys conducted from 1992 to 2007. Prevalence of overweight increased for both genders in all age groups, except for 14- and 20-year-old girls. Obesity prevalence increased among boys in all age groups, except for 16-year-olds, and among 15- and 20-year-old girls. The largest increase in obesity rates among both genders was found in the oldest age group. Moreover, not only has the prevalence of obesity increased, but also the extent of obesity has grown more severe among 15- and 17-year-olds boys and among girls in the oldest age group. http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/5/2191/adolescentsbody mass indexIcelandobesityoverweightprevalence |
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Sigríður Þ. Eiðsdóttir Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson Inga D. Sigfúsdóttir Carol E. Garber John P. Allegrante |
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Sigríður Þ. Eiðsdóttir Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson Inga D. Sigfúsdóttir Carol E. Garber John P. Allegrante Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health adolescents body mass index Iceland obesity overweight prevalence |
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Sigríður Þ. Eiðsdóttir Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson Inga D. Sigfúsdóttir Carol E. Garber John P. Allegrante |
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Sigríður Þ. Eiðsdóttir |
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Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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trends in body mass index among icelandic adolescents and young adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Trends in body mass index (BMI) among 51,889 14- to 20-year-old Icelandic adolescents and young adults were examined using data from cross-sectional population surveys conducted from 1992 to 2007. Prevalence of overweight increased for both genders in all age groups, except for 14- and 20-year-old girls. Obesity prevalence increased among boys in all age groups, except for 16-year-olds, and among 15- and 20-year-old girls. The largest increase in obesity rates among both genders was found in the oldest age group. Moreover, not only has the prevalence of obesity increased, but also the extent of obesity has grown more severe among 15- and 17-year-olds boys and among girls in the oldest age group. |
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adolescents body mass index Iceland obesity overweight prevalence |
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