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To analyze secular trends in overweight and obesity among 18-year-old Swedish males between 1971 and 1995 and assess socioeconomic and geographic disparities.

April 1, 1999Acta Paediatrica

Trends in overweight and obesity among 18‐year‐old males in Sweden between 1971 and 1995

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FRFinn RasmussenKarolinska Institutet MJMikael P. JohanssonUniversity of Helsinki HHHansen HoUniversity of California, San Francisco

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Population-based registry study reveals substantial increases in overweight and obesity among young males, indicating persistent socioeconomic and geographic disparities.

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To analyze secular trends in overweight and obesity among 18-year-old Swedish males between 1971 and 1995 and assess socioeconomic and geographic disparities.
Linked nationwide population register (RTP) and census data to the Swedish Military Service Conscription Registry across cohorts born in 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1973–1977.
Assessed height, weight, and BMI from compulsory military induction medical examinations for 448,732 18-year-old males (89% of 503,689 eligible individuals).
Mean BMI increased 6.6% from 21.1 kg/m² in 1971 to 22.4 kg/m² in 1995, with unadjusted overweight prevalence rising 2.4-fold (6.9% to 16.3%) and obesity rising 3.5-fold (0.9% to 3.2%).
After adjusting for muscle power, demographic variables, and residential area, overweight increased 1.4-fold and obesity increased 1.7-fold between 1971 and 1993.
Overweight prevalence remained consistently higher in both 1971 and 1995 among males from low-educated families and those living in rural or sparsely populated areas compared to large cities.

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Rasmussen et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e7e52336367db4c338b89 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1999.tb01136.x

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Population-based registry study reveals substantial increases in overweight and obesity among young males, indicating persistent socioeconomic and geographic disparities.

Trends in overweight and obesity among 18‐year‐old males in Sweden between 1971 and 1995

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Trends in overweight and obesity among 18‐year‐old males in Sweden between 1971 and 1995

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