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September 24, 2025European Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Educational differences in adult body mass index: age–period–cohort analysis using cohort data from 2000 to 2022

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JSJatta SalmelaLVLauri ValkonenTLTea Lallukka

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Age period cohort analysis reveals widening educational differences in BMI among adults, suggesting socioeconomic inequalities persist over time.

Key Points

  • Educational differences in body mass index widened until late midlife, then stabilized.
  • Younger participants experienced the steepest BMI increases, leading to moderated educational gaps.
  • Generalised additive mixed models were employed to analyze the impact of age, period, and cohort on BMI.
  • Findings indicate the need for policy actions addressing socioeconomic inequalities in body mass index.

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Salmela et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d6d8548b2b6861e4c3e752https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf157
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