K. Sundquist|Jan Qvist|S. Johansson|Jan Sundquist
Increasing trends of obesity in Sweden between 1996/97 and 2000/01
Karolinska Institutet|Statistics Sweden|Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet
last two decades obesity reached epidemic proportions industrialised societies swedenthe first aim study examine whether body mass index bmi obesity increased 199697 200001 different subgroups swedish population second aim examine whether differences bmi subgroups population characterised age gender educational status smoking habits degree urbanisation country birth third aim examine whether bmi increased two periods adjustment explanatory variablesthis study based two crosssectional random samples entire population aged 1684 first 199697 including 5622 men 5940 women second 200001 including 5515 men 5838 women investigate possible change obesity two periods logistic model adjusted age applied stratification gender study relationship bmi explanatory variables possible change subgroups population two periods linear regression model usedthe total bmi mean increased 04 units 199697 200001 men women prevalence obesity also increased 10 200001 subgroups prevalence obesity especially high example men women aged 5574 men middle educational status women low educational status former smokers finnishborn men womenthese findings illustrate bmi obesity increased swedish population 199697 200001 increase bmi obesity likely due environmental factors diet sedentary lifestyle health interventions need target certain subgroups whole population