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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Haftenberger, Marjolein
• Mensink, Gert B.M.
• Vogt, Susanne
• Thorand, Barbara
• Peters, Annette
• Herzog, Beatrice
• Hartwig, Saskia
• Greiser, Karin Halina
• Ittermann, Till
• Schipf, Sabine
• Völzke, Henry
• Merz, Benedikt
• Nöthlings, Ute
• Koch, Manja
• Neamat-Allah, Jasmine
• Katzke, Verena
• Kaaks, Rudolf
• Boeing, Heiner
• Bachlechner, Ursula
• Scheidt-Nave, Christa
• Schienkiewitz, Anja

Titel

Changes in Waist Circumference among German Adults over Time - Compiling Results of Seven Prospective Cohort Studies

Ist Teil von

• Obesity facts, 2016-01, Vol.9 (5), p.332-343

Ort / Verlag

Freiburg, Germany: S. Karger GmbH

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Aim: This study aims to quantify longitudinal changes in waist circumference (WC) among adults aged 45-64 years in Germany. Methods: Data of 15,444 men and 17,207 women from one nationwide and six regional prospective German cohort studies were analyzed. The sex-specific mean change in WC per year of follow-up was assessed for each study separately. Findings from the cohort-by-cohort analysis were combined by applying meta-analytic methods. Progression to central obesity (WC ≥ 102 cm in men and ≥ 88 cm in women) within a standardized period of 10 years was described for each study. Results: The estimated mean change in WC per year of follow-up for all cohorts combined was 0.53 (95% confidence interval 0.29-0.76) cm/year for men and 0.63 (0.48-0.77) cm/year for women, but varied between the included studies. Within 10 years, about 20% of individuals with low WC (<94 cm in men; <80 cm in women) and about 50% of individuals with intermediate WC (94-102 cm in men; 80-88 cm in women) progressed to central obesity. Conclusion: The increase in mean WC with aging along with a profound increase of central adiposity is obviously and may have several adverse health effects. Obesity prevention programs should also focus on abdominal obesity.