Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by … merely 1 to 3 units. Hence, the BMI distribution became increasingly right skewed as the distance between the centiles became … increasingly larger. The rate of change of BMI centile curves varied considerably over time. The BMI of white men and women …

Background: The trend in the BMI values of the US population has not been estimated accurately because time series data … change of BMI values by birth cohorts stratified by gender and ethnicity born 1882-1986. Methods: We use loess additive … regression models to estimate age and trend effects of BMI values of US-born black and white adults measured between 1959 and …

-2017 to analyze the relationships between various socio-demographic variables and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) in Suriname. Our … overweight. As expected, this is also true for individuals who have chronic illnesses. The analysis also finds that individuals … who engage in a sport or in other forms of exercise, even if modest, have lower odds of being overweight or obese …

significant and negative impact on body mass index and the probability of being overweight for males, while no significant impact …

lower body mass index (BMI) and a lower risk of overweight and obesity. However, recent literature started questioning the … overweight, and the negative link between education and BMI is up to now out of questioning. More educated adults tend to have … mechanism behind this education gradient in BMI. A more recent and alternative explanation is that the BMI-education gradient …

to evaluate the effect of Internet use on body mass index (BMI) and overweight for males in China and shed light on the … Internet use can have an effect on BMI and overweight. This study shows that Internet use has a beneficial effect on BMI and … BMI and overweight. More importantly, using Internet platforms to circulate information about healthy diets may contribute …

Background: The trend in the BMI values of US children has not been estimated very convincingly because of the absence … of longitudinal data. Our object is to estimate time series of BMI values by birth cohorts instead of measurement years …. Methods: We use five regression models to estimate the BMI trends of non-Hispanic US-born black and white children and …

Overweight and obesity are becoming serious issues in many developing countries. Since undernutrition is not completely … Indonesia using longitudinal data from the Indonesian Family and Life Survey, covering the period between 1993 and 2007. Obesity … contribute to increasing obesity. Education, income, and marital status are significant determinants that influence nutritional …