Abstract
We evaluated whether the obesity-associated years of life lost (YLL) have decreased over calendar time. We implemented a meta-analysis including only studies with two or more serial body mass index (BMI) assessments at different calendar years. For each BMI category (normal weight: BMI 18.5 to 60, YLL for grade 1 obesity decreased by 1.02 years (P60, YLL for grade 1 obesity decreased by 3.98 years (P
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 619-629 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Obesity Reviews |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Length of follow-up
- Maturation
- Recency
- Study-level variation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Medicine(all)