Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007
Trends in body mass index (BMI) among 51,889 14- to 20-year-old Icelandic adolescents and young adults were examined using data from cross-sectional population surveys conducted from 1992 to 2007. Prevalence of overweight increased for both genders in all age groups, except for 14- and 20-year-old g...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1660-4601/7/5/2191/ 2023-08-20T04:07:26+02:00 Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 Eiðsdóttir Kristjánsson Sigfúsdóttir Garber Allegrante agris 2010-05-04 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7052191 EN eng Molecular Diversity Preservation International https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7052191 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 7; Issue 5; Pages: 2191-2207 adolescents body mass index Iceland obesity overweight prevalence Text 2010 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7052191 2023-07-31T20:24:39Z Trends in body mass index (BMI) among 51,889 14- to 20-year-old Icelandic adolescents and young adults were examined using data from cross-sectional population surveys conducted from 1992 to 2007. Prevalence of overweight increased for both genders in all age groups, except for 14- and 20-year-old girls. Obesity prevalence increased among boys in all age groups, except for 16-year-olds, and among 15- and 20-year-old girls. The largest increase in obesity rates among both genders was found in the oldest age group. Moreover, not only has the prevalence of obesity increased, but also the extent of obesity has grown more severe among 15- and 17-year-olds boys and among girls in the oldest age group. Text Iceland MDPI Open Access Publishing International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7 5 2191 2207 |
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Trends in body mass index (BMI) among 51,889 14- to 20-year-old Icelandic adolescents and young adults were examined using data from cross-sectional population surveys conducted from 1992 to 2007. Prevalence of overweight increased for both genders in all age groups, except for 14- and 20-year-old girls. Obesity prevalence increased among boys in all age groups, except for 16-year-olds, and among 15- and 20-year-old girls. The largest increase in obesity rates among both genders was found in the oldest age group. Moreover, not only has the prevalence of obesity increased, but also the extent of obesity has grown more severe among 15- and 17-year-olds boys and among girls in the oldest age group. |
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Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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Trends in Body Mass Index among Icelandic Adolescents and Young Adults from 1992 to 2007 |
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