Factors Associated with High Weight Gain and Obesity Duration : The Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) Study
(2018) In Obesity Facts 11(5). p.381-392- Abstract
Aim: To identify factors associated with high weight gain and obesity duration in a representative sample of Norwegian women. Methods: 66,618 Norwegian women aged 34-70 years at baseline were included in the analysis. Baseline and follow-up questionnaires completed in 1991-2011 provided information on height, weight as well as sociodemographic, lifestyle and reproductive factors. We assessed the association with multivariable logistic regression. Results: Women gained on average 0.5 kg/year (95% CI 0.5-0.5 kg/year) during 6 years of follow-up, and 3.5% maintained in obesity during 13 years of follow-up. The factors with strongest association with high weight gain (≥10 kg) were smoking cessation (cessation vs. no change, OR = 4.39, 95%... (More)
Aim: To identify factors associated with high weight gain and obesity duration in a representative sample of Norwegian women. Methods: 66,618 Norwegian women aged 34-70 years at baseline were included in the analysis. Baseline and follow-up questionnaires completed in 1991-2011 provided information on height, weight as well as sociodemographic, lifestyle and reproductive factors. We assessed the association with multivariable logistic regression. Results: Women gained on average 0.5 kg/year (95% CI 0.5-0.5 kg/year) during 6 years of follow-up, and 3.5% maintained in obesity during 13 years of follow-up. The factors with strongest association with high weight gain (≥10 kg) were smoking cessation (cessation vs. no change, OR = 4.39, 95% CI 3.91-4.94) and decreased physical activity level (decrease vs. no change, OR = 2.40, 95% CI 2.21-2.61). Low physical activity level (high vs. low, OR = 0.17, 95% CI 0.14-0.20), higher than median age at menarche (over median vs. median or under median, OR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.31-0.41), and less than 10 years of education (>12 years vs. <10 years, OR = 0.44, 95% CI 0.37-0.51) were strongly associated with obesity duration. Conclusion: The modifiable factor with the strongest association with adverse weight development and potential for prevention was low or decreased physical activity level.
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- da Silva, Marisa LU ; Weiderpass, Elisabete ; Licaj, Idlir and Rylander, Charlotta
- publishing date
- 2018-11-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Body weight changes, Longitudinal studies, Obesity, Risk factors
- in
- Obesity Facts
- volume
- 11
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 12 pages
- publisher
- Karger
- external identifiers
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- pmid:30308488
- scopus:85054983928
- ISSN
- 1662-4025
- DOI
- 10.1159/000492002
- language
- English
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- no
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- e49c268c-5094-48b6-ba5e-67b89751e967
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- 2020-09-10 09:00:23
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