Self-rated health does not predict 10-year weight change among middle-aged adults in a longitudinal population study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a worldwide obesity epidemic, but lack of a simple method, applicable for research or clinical use, to identify individuals at high risk of weight gain. Therefore, the relationship of self-rated health and 10-year percent we...
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2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a worldwide obesity epidemic, but lack of a simple method, applicable for research or clinical use, to identify individuals at high risk of weight gain. Therefore, the relationship of self-rated health and 10-year percent weight change was evaluated to determine if self-rated health would predict weight change.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>From 1990 to 2008, adults aged 30, 40, 50 and 60 years were invited to health surveys that included self-rated health and measured weight and height. ANOVA was used to evaluate the relationship of 10-year percent weight change and self-rated health.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The study population consisted of 29,207 participants (46.5% men). There was no relationship between baseline self-rated health and 10-year percent weight change for middle-aged men or women.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Self-rated health is not able to predict weight change over a 10-year period in this age group.</p> |
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| Item Description: | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-748 1471-2458 |