Weight Gain Continues in the 1990s: 10-year Trends in Weight and Overweight from the CARDIA Study
Population
5,115 African-American and White men and women aged 18-30 years at baseline from the Coronary Artery Risk…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
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Discussion
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Implication
Persistent weight gains across young adult subgroups warrant ongoing surveillance; extends secular trend data but leaves open causal drivers and prevention impact.
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Population
5,115 African-American and White men and women aged 18-30 years at baseline from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) cohort
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Outcome
10-year aging and secular (time-related) trends in weight and overweight prevalencesurrogate
Secular trends for weight gain continued in the 1990s among young adults in the US, with significant increases related to both aging and time.
Cite This Study
Lewis et al. (2000) studied this question.