Body Mass Index and Prevalence of Obesity in Brazilian Adult Women: Temporal Comparison of Repeated Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys

Conclusions: There was a significant increase in the mean BMI and prevalence of obesity between 2003 and 2015. Moreover, women experienced higher body weight gain during their lives in both survey periods, mainly in early adulthood.

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Main Authors: Anderson Garcez, Juvenal Soares Dias-da-Costa, Fernanda Souza de Bairros, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9950895
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spelling doaj-art-921721d471af4cf8b5e3c2e29e7e6ecd2025-08-20T02:09:55ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07162024-01-01202410.1155/2024/9950895Body Mass Index and Prevalence of Obesity in Brazilian Adult Women: Temporal Comparison of Repeated Population-Based Cross-Sectional SurveysAnderson Garcez0Juvenal Soares Dias-da-Costa1Fernanda Souza de Bairros2Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto3Post-Graduate Program in Nutrition SciencesPost-Graduate Program in Collective HealthDepartment of Collective HealthPost-Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition and HealthConclusions: There was a significant increase in the mean BMI and prevalence of obesity between 2003 and 2015. Moreover, women experienced higher body weight gain during their lives in both survey periods, mainly in early adulthood.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9950895
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Juvenal Soares Dias-da-Costa
Fernanda Souza de Bairros
Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto
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Journal of Obesity
title Body Mass Index and Prevalence of Obesity in Brazilian Adult Women: Temporal Comparison of Repeated Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys
title_full Body Mass Index and Prevalence of Obesity in Brazilian Adult Women: Temporal Comparison of Repeated Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys
title_fullStr Body Mass Index and Prevalence of Obesity in Brazilian Adult Women: Temporal Comparison of Repeated Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys
title_full_unstemmed Body Mass Index and Prevalence of Obesity in Brazilian Adult Women: Temporal Comparison of Repeated Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys
title_short Body Mass Index and Prevalence of Obesity in Brazilian Adult Women: Temporal Comparison of Repeated Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys
title_sort body mass index and prevalence of obesity in brazilian adult women temporal comparison of repeated population based cross sectional surveys
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