1. Changes in prevalence of obesity and high waist circumference over four years across European regions: the European male ageing study (EMAS)
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Han, TS, Correa, E, Lean, MEJ, Lee, DM, O'Neill, TW, Bartfai, G, Forti, G, Giwercman, A, Kula, K, Pendleton, N, Punab, M, Rutter, MK, Vanderschueren, D, Huhtaniemi, IT, Wu, FCW, Casanueva, FF, and and the EMAS Study Group
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Gerontology ,Adult ,Male ,Aging ,Waist ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Environment ,Body Mass Index ,Fat distribution ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,RA0421 ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Obesity ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,Socioeconomic status ,Life Style ,Body mass index ,Adiposity ,Aged ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Circumference ,Diet ,Europe ,Geography ,Cohort ,Waist circumference ,Health promotion ,Original Article ,Demography - Abstract
Diversity in lifestyles and socioeconomic status among European populations, and recent socio-political and economic changes in transitional countries, may affect changes in adiposity. We aimed to determine whether change in the prevalence of obesity varies between the socio-politically transitional North-East European (Łódź, Poland; Szeged, Hungary; Tartu, Estonia), and the non-transitional Mediterranean (Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Florence, Italy) and North-West European (Leuven, Belgium; Malmö, Sweden; Manchester, UK) cities. This prospective observational cohort survey was performed between 2003 and 2005 at baseline and followed up between 2008 and 2010 of 3369 community-dwelling men aged 40-79 years. Main outcome measures in the present paper included waist circumference, body mass index and mid-upper arm muscle area. Baseline prevalence of waist circumference ≥ 102 cm and body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2, respectively, were 39.0, 29.5 % in North-East European cities, 32.4, 21.9 % in Mediterranean cities, and 30.0, 20.1 % in North-West European cities. After median 4.3 years, men living in cities from transitional countries had mean gains in waist circumference (1.1 cm) and body mass index (0.2 kg/m2), which were greater than men in cities from non-transitional countries (P = 0.005). North-East European cities had greater gains in waist circumference (1.5 cm) than in Mediterranean cities (P
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- 2016