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Open Access 01-12-2011 | Research article

Self-rated health does not predict 10-year weight change among middle-aged adults in a longitudinal population study

Authors: Margareta Norberg, Kristina Lindvall, Paul L Jenkins, Maria Emmelin, Göran Lönnberg, Anne N Nafziger

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Background

There is a worldwide obesity epidemic, but lack of a simple method, applicable for research or clinical use, to identify individuals at high risk of weight gain. Therefore, the relationship of self-rated health and 10-year percent weight change was evaluated to determine if self-rated health would predict weight change.

Methods

From 1990 to 2008, adults aged 30, 40, 50 and 60 years were invited to health surveys that included self-rated health and measured weight and height. ANOVA was used to evaluate the relationship of 10-year percent weight change and self-rated health.

Results

The study population consisted of 29,207 participants (46.5% men). There was no relationship between baseline self-rated health and 10-year percent weight change for middle-aged men or women.

Conclusions

Self-rated health is not able to predict weight change over a 10-year period in this age group.
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Metadata
Title
Self-rated health does not predict 10-year weight change among middle-aged adults in a longitudinal population study
Authors
Margareta Norberg
Kristina Lindvall
Paul L Jenkins
Maria Emmelin
Göran Lönnberg
Anne N Nafziger
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-748

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