Self-rated health does not predict 10-year weight change among middle-aged adults in a longitudinal population study

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Anne N Nafziger¹  Kristina Lindvall²  Göran Lönnberg²  Margareta Norberg³  Maria Emmelin⁴  Paul L Jenkins⁵ 

[1] Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Bertino Consulting, 3078 New Williamsburg Drive, 12303, Schenectady, NY, USA;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Centre for Population Studies, Ageing and Living Conditions Programme, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Clinical Sciences, Social Medicine and Global Health, Lund University, Box 117, S-221 00, Lund, Sweden;The Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare, One Atwell Road, 13326, Cooperstown, NY, USA;New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Bassett Healthcare, One Atwell Road, 13326, Cooperstown, NY, USA;

关键词: Weight Change;    Weight Maintenance;    Percent Weight Gain;    Percent Weight Change;    Future Weight Gain;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-748

 received in 2011-03-04, accepted in 2011-09-30,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThere 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.MethodsFrom 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionsSelf-rated health is not able to predict weight change over a 10-year period in this age group.

【 授权许可】

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© Norberg et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011