Age, period and cohort effects on body mass index in New Zealand, 1997–2038

Abstract Objective: To estimate the effects of age, period and birth cohort on observed trends, and to provide short‐ to medium‐term projections of population BMI in New Zealand. Methods: Data were obtained from New Zealand national health surveys covering the period 1997 to 2015 (n=76,294 individua...

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Main Authors: Ross Wilson, J. Haxby Abbott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12804