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To evaluate global demographics, comorbidities, and age-dependent risk factors of obesity, and to establish collaborative strategies for reducing obesity-related cardiovascular disease.

November 2, 2004CirculationOpen Access

Prevention Conference VII

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RERobert H. EckelGeneral / Preventive / Lipids DYDavid A. YorkPennington Biomedical Research Center SRStephan RössnerHirslanden Klinik Stephanshorn

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Consensus conference report reveals multi-decade increases in body mass index in US birth cohorts, highlighting accelerated long-term cardiovascular disease risks.

Key Points

To evaluate global demographics, comorbidities, and age-dependent risk factors of obesity, and to establish collaborative strategies for reducing obesity-related cardiovascular disease.
Convened four American Heart Association working groups to review worldwide epidemiologic trends, behavioral strategies, and clinical policies for obesity prevention.
Analyzed birth cohort trends in BMI using data from 50,091 US participants born between 1887 and 1975 across NHES and NHANES I, II, and III examinations from 1959 to 1994.
Demonstrated consistent, long-term increases across all percentiles of BMI over successive decades, with markedly greater escalation observed at higher percentiles.
At age 50, adjusted BMI for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles increased by 0.31, 0.51, 0.69, 1.00, and 1.37 kg/m², respectively, for each successive 10-year increment in birth date.

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Eckel et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8ae7e0e6afc07dcbf4497d https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000140086.88453.9a

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November 2, 2004CirculationOpen Access

Prevention Conference VII

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Authors

RERobert H. EckelGeneral / Preventive / Lipids DYDavid A. YorkPennington Biomedical Research Center SRStephan RössnerHirslanden Klinik Stephanshorn

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Implication

Consensus conference report reveals multi-decade increases in body mass index in US birth cohorts, highlighting accelerated long-term cardiovascular disease risks.

Key Points

To evaluate global demographics, comorbidities, and age-dependent risk factors of obesity, and to establish collaborative strategies for reducing obesity-related cardiovascular disease.
Convened four American Heart Association working groups to review worldwide epidemiologic trends, behavioral strategies, and clinical policies for obesity prevention.
Analyzed birth cohort trends in BMI using data from 50,091 US participants born between 1887 and 1975 across NHES and NHANES I, II, and III examinations from 1959 to 1994.
Demonstrated consistent, long-term increases across all percentiles of BMI over successive decades, with markedly greater escalation observed at higher percentiles.
At age 50, adjusted BMI for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles increased by 0.31, 0.51, 0.69, 1.00, and 1.37 kg/m², respectively, for each successive 10-year increment in birth date.

Cite This Study

Eckel et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8ae7e0e6afc07dcbf4497d https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000140086.88453.9a

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