Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

Categories: Public Health

Type Article

Journal Article

Authors

M. Di Cesare; J. Bentham; G. A. Stevens; B. Zhou; G. Danaei; Y. Lu; H. Bixby; M. J. Cowan; L. M. Riley; K. Hajifathalian; L. Fortunato; C. Taddei; J. E. Bennett; N. Ikeda; Y. H. Khang; C. Kyobutungi; A. Laxmaiah; Y. Li; H. H. Lin; J. J. Miranda; A. Mostaf

Year of publication

2016

Publication/Journal

The Lancet

Volume

387

Issue

10026

Pages

1377-1396

Abstract

Background Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population distribution, and in the prevalences of a complete set of BMI categories for adults in all countries. Methods We analysed, with use of a consistent protocol, population-based studies that had measured height and weight in adults aged 18 years and older. We applied a Bayesian hierarchical model to these data to estimate trends from 1975 to 2014 in mean BMI and in the prevalences of BMI categories (