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Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
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Background In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3.4 million deaths, 3.9% of years of life lost, and 3.8% of DALYs globally. The rise in obesity has led to widespread calls for regular monitoring of changes in overweight and obesity prevalence in all populations. Comparative, up-to-date information on levels and trends is essential both to quantify population health effects and to prompt decision-makers to prioritize action. Methods We systematically identified surveys, reports, and published studies (n = 1,769) that included information on height and weight, both through physical measurements and self-reports. Mixed effects linear regression was used to correct for the bias in self-reports. Age-sex-country-year observations (n = 19,244) on prevalence of obesity and overweight were synthesized using a spatio-temporal Gaussian Process Regression model to estimate prevalence with 95% uncertainty intervals. Findings Globally, the proportion of adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or greater increased from 28.8% (95% UI: 28.4-29.3) in 1980 to 36.9% (36.3-37.4) in 2013 for men and from 29.8% (29.3-30.2) to 38.0% (37.5-38.5) for women. Increases were observed in both developed and developing countries. There have been substantial increases in prevalence among children and adolescents in developed countries, with 23.8% (22.9-24.7) of boys and 22.6% (21.7-23.6) of girls being either overweight or obese in 2013. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is also rising among children and adolescents in developing countries as well, rising from 8.1% (7.7-8.6) to 12.9% (12.3-13.5) in 2013 for boys and from 8.4% (8.1-8.8) to 13.4% (13.0-13.9) in girls. Among adults, estimated prevalence of obesity exceeds 50% among men in Tonga and women in Kuwait, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Libya, Qatar, Tonga, and Samoa. Since 2006, the increase in adult obesity in developed countries has stabilized. Interpretation Because of the established health risks and substantial increases in prevalence, obesity has become a major global health challenge. Contrary to other major global risks, there is little evidence of successful population-level intervention strategies to reduce exposure. Not only is obesity increasing, but there are no national success stories over the past 33 years. Urgent global action and leadership is required to assist countries to more effectively intervene.
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- Ng, M., Fleming, T., Robinson, M., Thomson, B., Graetz, N., Margono, C., Mullany, E. C., Biryukov, S., Abbafati, C., Abera, S. F., Abraham, J. P., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M. E., Achoki, T., AlBuhairan, F. S., Alemu, Z. A., Alfonso, R., Ali, M. K., Ali, R., Guzman, N. A., Ammar, W., Anwari, P., Banerjee, A., Barquera, S., Basu, S., Bennett, D. A., Bhutta, Z., Blore, J., Cabral, N., Nonato, I. C., Chang, J.-C., Chowdhury, R., Courville, K. J., Criqui, M. H., Cundiff, D. K., Dabhadkar, K. C., Dandona, L., Davis, A., Dayama, A., Dharmaratne, S. D., Ding, E. L., Durrani, A. M., Esteghamati, A., Farzadfar, F., Fay, D. F. J., Feigin, V. L., Flaxman, A., Forouzanfar, M. H., Goto, A., Green, M. A., Gupta, R., Hafezi-Nejad, N., Hankey, G. J., Harewood, H. C., Havmoeller, R., Hay, S., Hernandez, L., Husseini, A., Idrisov, B. T., Ikeda, N., Islami, F., Jahangir, E., Jassal, S. K., Jee, S. H., Jeffreys, M., Jonas, J. B., Kabagambe, E. K., Khalifa, S. E. A. H., Kengne, A. P., Khader, Y. S., Khang, Y.-H., Kim, D., Kimokoti, R. W., Kinge, J. M., Kokubo, Y., Kosen, S., Kwan, G., Lai, T., Leinsalu, M., Li, Y., Liang, X., Liu, S., Logroscino, G., Lotufo, P. A., Lu, Y., Ma, J., Mainoo, N. K., Mensah, G. A., Merriman, T. R., Mokdad, A. H., Moschandreas, J., Naghavi, M., Naheed, A., Nand, D., Narayan, K. M. V., Nelson, E. L., Neuhouser, M. L., Nisar, M. I., Ohkubo, T., Oti, S. O., Pedroza, A., Prabhakaran, D., Roy, N., Sampson, U., Seo, H., Sepanlou, S. G., Shibuya, K., Shiri, R., Shiue, I., Singh, G. M., Singh, J. A., Skirbekk, V., Stapelberg, N. J. C., Sturua, L., Sykes, B. L., Tobias, M., Tran, B. X., Trasande, L., Toyoshima, H., van de Vijver, S., Vasankari, T. J., Veerman, J. L., Velasquez-Melendez, G., Vlassov, V. V., Vollset, S. E., Vos, T., Wang, C., Wang, X., Weiderpass, E., Werdecker, A., Wright, J. L., Yang, Y. C., Yatsuya, H., Yoon, J., Yoon, S.-J., Zhao, Y., Zhou, M., Zhu, S., Lopez, A. D., Murray, C. J. L., & Gakidou, E.
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (US)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- Mekelle University (ET)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- Debre Markos University (ET)
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- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Gakidou, Emmanuela
- ORCID
- Ng, Marie
- Thomson, Blake
- Graetz, Nicholas
- Abbafati, Cristiana
- Abera, Semaw Ferede
- Abraham, Jerry P
- Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E
- Achoki, Tom
- AlBuhairan, Fadia S
- Alfonso, Rafael
- Ali, Mohammed K
- Ali, Raghib
- Ammar, Walid
- Anwari, Palwasha
- Banerjee, Amitava
- Basu, Sanjay
- Bennett, Derrick A
- Bhutta, Zulfiqar
- Blore, Jed
- Cabral, Norberto
- Chang, Jung-Chen
- Chowdhury, Rajiv
- Courville, Karen J
- Criqui, Michael H
- Cundiff, David K
- Dandona, Lalit
- Davis, Adrian
- Dharmaratne, Samath D
- Ding, Eric L
- Esteghamati, Alireza
- Farzadfar, Farshad
- Feigin, Valery L
- Flaxman, Abraham
- Forouzanfar, Mohammad H
- Goto, Atsushi
- Green, Mark A
- Hankey, Graeme J
- Harewood, Heather C
- Hay, Simon
- Husseini, Abdullatif
- Idrisov, Bulat T
- Ikeda, Nayu
- Islami, Farhad
- Jahangir, Eiman
- Jassal, Simerjot K
- Jee, Sun Ha
- Jeffreys, Mona
- Jonas, Jost B
- Kabagambe, Edmond K
- Khalifa, Shams Eldin Ali Hassan
- Khader, Yousef Saleh
- Khang, Young-Ho
- Kim, Daniel
- Kimokoti, Ruth W
- Kokubo, Yoshihiro
- Kosen, Soewarta
- Kwan, Gene
- Lai, Taavi
- Leinsalu, Mall
- Liang, Xiaofeng
- Liu, Shiwei
- Logroscino, Giancarlo
- Lotufo, Paulo A
- Lu, Yuan
- Mensah, George A
- Merriman, Tony R
- Mokdad, Ali H
- Moschandreas, Joanna
- Naghavi, Mohsen
- Naheed, Aliya
- Narayan, K M Venkat
- Neuhouser, Marian L
- Nisar, Muhammad Imran
- Ohkubo, Takayoshi
- Oti, Samuel O
- Prabhakaran, Dorairaj
- Roy, Nobhojit
- Sepanlou, Sadaf G
- Shibuya, Kenji
- Shiri, Rahman
- Shiue, Ivy
- Singh, Gitanjali M
- Singh, Jasvinder A
- Skirbekk, Vegard
- Stapelberg, Nicolas J C
- Sturua, Lela
- Sykes, Bryan L
- Tran, Bach X
- Trasande, Leonardo
- Vasankari, Tommi J
- Vos, Theo
- Wang, XiaoRong
- Weiderpass, Elisabete
- Werdecker, Andrea
- Wright, Jonathan L
- Yang, Y Claire
- Yatsuya, Hiroshi
- Yoon, Seok-Jun
- Zhao, Yong
- Zhou, Maigeng
- Zhu, Shankuan
- Murray, Christopher J L
- Gakidou, Emmanuela
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- The Lancet
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- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-08
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- 384
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- 9945
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- 766-781
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- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
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- PMC4624264
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- Vanderbilt University
- Simmons College
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- Brandeis University
- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Wellcome Trust (095066)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- Birzeit University
- Ochsner Health
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0512-10165)
- British Heart Foundation (RG/08/014/24067)
- University of Oxford
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- Public Health England
- Seoul National University
- Yonsei University
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
- Karolinska Institutet
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
- National Taiwan University
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- Mekelle University
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
- Debre Markos University
- National Institutes of Health
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- College of Medicine, Seoul National University
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (24590785)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- National Institute on Aging (P30AG017253)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Cancer Institute (P50CA058223)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P2CHD050924)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
- Keywords
- childhood obesity, adult obesity, overweight prevalence, obesity prevalence trends, body mass index, global prevalence estimates, spatio-temporal regression, disability-adjusted life years, years of life lost, developing countries, developed countries, sex differences in obesity, obesity prevention policy
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Theoretical, Obesity, Regression Analysis, Prevalence, Cost of Illness, Overweight
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