Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in 2015-2016 and 8-year longitudinal weight and waist circumference changes in adults and elderly: the Tromso Study

• Published in: BMJ Open
• Main Authors: Løvsletten, Ola, Jacobsen, Bjarne K, Grimsgaard, Sameline, Njølstad, Inger, Wilsgaard, Tom, Løchen, Maja-Lisa, Eggen, Anne Elise, Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020
• Subjects: Public health; Norway; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/10/11/e038465; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038465

Objectives To describe the prevalence of general (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2) and abdominal (waist circumference women >88 cm, men >102 cm) obesity in Tromsø 7 (2015–2016), and the secular change from Tromsø 6 (2007–2008). Furthermore, to study longitudinal changes in body weight and wais...