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 …

potential to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, but their effectiveness has not been evaluated. Using a large nationally … school leads to heavier weight or greater risk of overweight or obesity among children. We also find limited evidence that …

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 …

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 …

When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI …