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Changes in Body Mass Index across Age Groups in Iranian Women : Results from the National Health Survey
Joint Authors
Bakhshi, Enayatollah
Seifi, Behjat
Biglarian, Akbar
Mohammad, Kazem
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
To investigate the associations between some factors with weight gain across age groups in Iranian women.
Methods.
Proportional odds model was used to estimate the probability of BMI categorized as a function of education, economic index, workforce, smoking, marital status, and place of residence adjusted for age, using data from the “National Health Survey in Iran” database.
It included 14176 women aged 20–69 years.
Results.
For all covariates, age was directly associated with overweight and obesity before 60 years of age.
Among women aged 20–40 years, the rates of change in probabilities of overweight and obesity were highest.
Among women, being inactive, with high economic index, married, being nonsmoker, in an urban residence, with lower educational attainment, all increased the probabilities of overweight and obesity.
Conclusions.
Women aged 20–40 years gained weight faster than other groups.
They may need additional information and more support on how to reduce their risk for weight gain through positive health behaviors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bakhshi, Enayatollah& Seifi, Behjat& Biglarian, Akbar& Mohammad, Kazem. 2012. Changes in Body Mass Index across Age Groups in Iranian Women : Results from the National Health Survey. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bakhshi, Enayatollah…[et al.]. Changes in Body Mass Index across Age Groups in Iranian Women : Results from the National Health Survey. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bakhshi, Enayatollah& Seifi, Behjat& Biglarian, Akbar& Mohammad, Kazem. Changes in Body Mass Index across Age Groups in Iranian Women : Results from the National Health Survey. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503040
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503040