Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants
Date
2016Author
Cesare, Mariachiara DiBentham, James
Stevens, Gretchen A.
Zhou, Bin
Danaei, Goodarz
Lu, Yuan
Bixby, Honor
Cowan, Melanie J.
Riley, Leanne M.
Hajifathalian, Kaveh
Fortunato, Lea
Taddei, C.
Bennett, James E.
Ikeda, Nayu
Khang, Young-Ho
Kyobutungi, Catherine
Laxmaiah, Avula
Li, Yanping
Lin, Hsien-Ho
Miranda, J. Jaime
Mostafa, Aya
Turley, Maria L.
Paciorek, Christopher J.
Gunter, Marc
Ezzati, Majid
Abdeen, Ziad A.
Hamid, Zargar Abdul
Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.
Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin
Adams, Robert
Aekplakorn, Wichai
Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.
Agyemang, Charles
Ahrens, Wolfgang
Ali, Farhan
Alkerwi, Ala'a
Alvarez-Pedrerol, Mar
Aly, Eman
Amouyel, Philippe
Amuzu, Antoinette
Andersen, Lars Bo
Anderssen, Sigmund A.
Andrade, Dolores S.
Anjana, Ranjit Mohan
Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer
Ariansen, Inger
Aris, Tahir
Arlappa, Nimmathota
Arveiler, Dominique
Assah, Felix K.
Avdicova, Maria
Azizi, Fereidoun
Babu, Bontha V.
Balakrishna, Nagalla
Bandosz, Piotr
Banegas, Jose R.
Barbagallo, Carlo M.
Barcelo, Alberto
Barkat, Amina
Barros, Mauro V.
Bata, Iqbal
Batieha, Anwar M.
Batista, Rosangela L.
Baur, Louise A.
Beaglehole, Robert
Romdhane, H. B.
Benet, Mikhail
Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio
Bernotine, Gailute
Bettiol, Heloisa
Bhagyalaxmi, Aroor
Bharadwaj, Sumit
Bhargava, Santosh K.
Bhatti, Zaid
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Bi, HongSheng
Bi, Yufang
Bjerregaard, Peter
Bjertness, Espen
Bjertness, Marius B.
Bjorkelund, Cecilia
Blake, Margaret
Blokstra, Anneke
Bo, Simona
Bobak, Martin
Boddy, Lynne M.
Boehm, Bernhard O.
Boeing, Heiner
Boissonnet, Carlos P.
Bongard, Vanina
Bovet, Pascal
Bradbury, Mark
Bragt, Marjolijn C. E.
Brajkovich, Imperia
Branca, Francesco
Breckenkamp, Juergen
Brenner, Hermann
Brewster, Lizzy M.
Brian, Garry R.
Bruno, Graziella
Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B.
Bugge, Anna
Burns, C.
Leon, Antonio Cabrera de
Cacciottolo, Joseph
Cama, Tilema
Cameron, Christine
Camolas, Jose
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Candido, Ana Paula C.
Capuano, Vincenzo
Cardoso, Viviane C.
Carvalho, Maria J.
Casanueva, Felipe F.
Casas, Juan-Pablo
Caserta, Carmelo A.
Castetbon, Katia
Chamukuttan, Snehalatha
Chan, Angelique W.
Chan, Queenie
Chaturvedi, Himanshu K.
Chaturvedi, Nishi
Chen, Chien-Jen
Chen, Fangfang
Chen, Fangfang
Chen, Shuohua
Chen, Y. Z.
Cheng, Ching-Yu
Chetrit, Angela
Chiolero, Arnaud
Chiou, Shu-Ti
Chirita-Emandi, Adela
Cho, Yumi
Christensen, Kaare
Chudek, Jerzy
Cifkova, Renata
Claessens, Frank
Clays, Els
Concin, Hans
Cooper, Cyrus
Cooper, Rachel
Coppinger, Tara C.
Costanzo, Simona
Cottel, Dominique
Cowell, Chris
Craig, Cora L.
Crujeiras, Ana B.
D'Arrigo, Graziella
d'Orsi, Eleonora
Dallongeville, Jean
Damasceno, Albertino
Damsgaard, Camilla T.
Dankner, Rachel
Dauchet, Luc
Backer, Guy De
Bacquer, Dirk De
Gaetano, Giovanni de
Hanauw, Stefaan De
Smedt, Delphine De
Deepa, Mohan
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Delpeuch, Francis
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Dias-da-Costa, Juvenal Soares
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Djalalinia, Shirin
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Dobson, Annette J.
Donfrancesco, Chiara
Döring, A.
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Egbagbe, Eruke E.
Eggertsen, Robert
Ekelund, Ulf
Ati, Jalila El
Elliott, Paul
Engle-Stone, Reina
Erasmus, Rajiv T.
Erem, Cihangir
Eriksen, Louise
Peña, J. E. De La
Evans, Alun
Faeh, David
Fall, Caroline H.
Farzadfar, Farshad
Felix-Redondo, Francisco J.
Ferguson, Trevor S.
Fernandez-Berges, Daniel
Ferrante, Daniel
Ferrari, Marika
Ferreccio, Catterina
Ferrieres, Jean
Finn, Joseph D.
Fischer, Krista
Flores, E. M.
Foeger, Bernhard
Foo, Leng Huat
Forslund, Ann-Sofie
Fortmann, Stephen P.
Fouad, Heba M.
Francis, Damian K.
Franco, M. Do Carmo
Franco, Oscar H.
Frontera, Guillermo
Fuchs, Flavio D.
Fuchs, Sandra C.
Fujita, Yuki
Furusawa, Takuro
Gaciong, Zbigniew
Gafencu, Mihai
Gareta, Dickman
Garnett, Sarah P.
Gaspoz, Jean-Michel
Gasull, Magda
Gates, Louise
Geleijnse, Johanna M.
Ghasemian, Anoosheh
Giampaoli, Simona
Gianfagna, Francesco
Giovannelli, Jonathan
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Goldsmith, Rebecca A.
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Rivas, J. P. G.
Gorbea, M. B.
Gottrand, Frederic
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Background Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population distribution, and in the prevalences of a complete set of BMI categories for adults in all countries. Methods We analysed, with use of a consistent protocol, population-based studies that had measured height and weight in adults aged 18 years and older. We applied a Bayesian hierarchical model to these data to estimate trends from 1975 to 2014 in mean BMI and in the prevalences of BMI categories (<18.5 kg/m2[underweight], 18.5 kg/m2to <20 kg/m2, 20 kg/m2to <25 kg/m2, 25 kg/m2to <30 kg/m2, 30 kg/m2to <35 kg/m2, 35 kg/m2to <40 kg/m2, ≥40 kg/m2[morbid obesity]), by sex in 200 countries and territories, organised in 21 regions. We calculated the posterior probability of meeting the target of halting by 2025 the rise in obesity at its 2010 levels, if post-2000 trends continue. Findings We used 1698 population-based data sources, with more than 19.2 million adult participants (9.9 million men and 9.3 million women) in 186 of 200 countries for which estimates were made. Global age-standardised mean BMI increased from 21.7 kg/m2(95% credible interval 21.3-22.1) in 1975 to 24.2 kg/m2(24.0-24.4) in 2014 in men, and from 22.1 kg/m2(21.7-22.5) in 1975 to 24.4 kg/m2(24.2-24.6) in 2014 in women. Regional mean BMIs in 2014 for men ranged from 21.4 kg/m2in central Africa and south Asia to 29.2 kg/m2(28.6-29.8) in Polynesia and Micronesia; for women the range was from 21.8 kg/m2(21.4-22.3) in south Asia to 32.2 kg/m2(31.5-32.8) in Polynesia and Micronesia. Over these four decades, age-standardised global prevalence of underweight decreased from 13.8% (10.5-17.4) to 8.8% (7.4-10.3) in men and from 14.6% (11.6-17.9) to 9.7% (8.3-11.1) in women. South Asia had the highest prevalence of underweight in 2014, 23.4% (17.8-29.2) in men and 24.0% (18.9-29.3) in women. Age-standardised prevalence of obesity increased from 3.2% (2.4-4.1) in 1975 to 10.8% (9.7-12.0) in 2014 in men, and from 6.4% (5.1-7.8) to 14.9% (13.6-16.1) in women. 2.3% (2.0-2.7) of the world's men and 5.0% (4.4-5.6) of women were severely obese (ie, have BMI ≥35 kg/m2). Globally, prevalence of morbid obesity was 0.64% (0.46-0.86) in men and 1.6% (1.3-1.9) in women. Interpretation If post-2000 trends continue, the probability of meeting the global obesity target is virtually zero. Rather, if these trends continue, by 2025, global obesity prevalence will reach 18% in men and surpass 21% in women; severe obesity will surpass 6% in men and 9% in women. Nonetheless, underweight remains prevalent in the world's poorest regions, especially in south Asia. Copyright © NCD Risk Factor Collaboration
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N.; Huybrechts, Inge; Hwalla, Nahla; Iacoviello, Licia; Iannone, Anna G.; Ibrahim, Mohsen M.; Ikeda, Nayu; Ikram, M. Arfan; Irazola, Vilma E.; Islam, Muhammad; Ivkovic, Vanja; Iwasaki, Masanori; Jackson, Rod T.; Jacobs, Jeremy M.; Jafar, Tazeen; Jamil, Kazi M.; Jamrozik, Konrad; Janszky, Imre; Jasienska, Grazyna; Jelakovic, Bojan; Jiang, Chao Qiang; Joffres, Michel; Johansson, Mattias; Jonas, Jost B.; Jorgensen, Torben; Joshi, Pradeep; Juolevi, Anne; Jurak, Gregor; Juresa, Vesna; Kaaks, Rudolf; Kafatos, Anthony; Kalter-Leibovici, Ofra; Kapantais, Efthymios; Kasaeian, Amir; Katz, Joanne; Kaur, Prabhdeep; Kavousi, Maryam; Keil, Ulrich; Boker, Lital Keinan; Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka; Kelishadi, Roya; Kemper, Han C. G.; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Kersting, Mathilde; Key, Timothy; Khader, Yousef Saleh; Khalili, Davood; Khang, Young-Ho; Khaw, Kay-Tee H.; Khouw, Ilse M. S. 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