Changes over time in latent patterns of childhood-to-adulthood BMI development in Great Britain: evidence from three cohorts born in 1946, 1958, and 1970

Changes over time in latent patterns of childhood-to-adulthood BMI development in Great Britain: evidence from three cohorts born in 1946, 1958, and 1970

Abstract Background Most studies on secular trends in body mass index (BMI) are cross-sectional and the few longitudinal studies have typically only investigated changes over time in mean BMI trajectories. We aimed to describe how the evolution of the obesity epidemic in Great Britain reflects shift...

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Main Authors: T. Norris, M. Hamer, R. Hardy, L. Li, K. K. Ong, G. B. Ploubidis, R. Viner, W. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Body mass index
Secular
Cohort
Obesity
Rapid
Trajectory
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01969-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01969-8

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