Sökning: "Obesity trends"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade orden Obesity trends.

1. 1. Trends in obesity and type 2 diabetes : ethnic aspects and links to adipokines

   Författare :Mikael Lilja; Stefan Söderberg; Olov Rolandsson; Mats Eliasson; Kurt Svärdsudd; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Type 2 diabetes; leptin; adiponectin; obesity; abdominal obesity; epidemiology; ethnicity; fasting glucose; post-load glucose; Family Medicine; allmänmedicin;

   Sammanfattning : Objective The prevalence of obesity and related diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing worldwide, and the Asian Indian population seems to be particularly susceptible to developing T2DM, even at a low body mass index (BMI). In Sweden, the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes has not increased despite increasing self-reported obesity. LÄS MER

3. 2. Insights on weight maintenance and impacts of obesity for two rural populations in the United States and Sweden

   Författare :Melissa Brower Scribani; Margareta Norberg; Lars Weinehall; Paul Jenkins; Julie Sorensen; Kirsten Mehlig; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obesity; Obesity trends; Premature mortality; Obesity prevention; Weight maintenance; Primary weight maintenance; Rural; United States; Sweden; Public health; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Obesity is a serious public health concern worldwide, and nearly 40% of all adults in the United States and 21% in Sweden are now living with obesity. Efforts focusing mainly on weight loss have fallen short in reducing obesity prevalence. LÄS MER

4. 3. Economic perspectives on the obesity epidemic

   Författare :Åsa Ljungvall; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Obesity; body-mass index; BMI; waist circumference; inequality; socioeconomic inequalities; concentration index; socioeconomic disparities; time trends; economic freedom; misreporting; misclassification;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis takes its starting point in the large spread and rise in obesity prevalence that have been observed around the world, making obesity an increasing public health concern. The thesis consists of an introductory chapter, which justifies the study of obesity from economic perspectives and puts the subsequent studies in context, and four studies that address obesity from different economic perspectives. LÄS MER

5. 4. A population perspective on obesity prevention : lessons learned from Sweden and the U.S

   Författare :Anne Nafziger; Lars Weinehall; Stig Wall; Hans Stenlund; Thomas Pearson; Russell Luepker; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Public health; body weight changes; body mass index; cross-sectional studies; health behavior; health surveys; New York epidemiology; obesity; rural health; self-rated health; Sweden epidemiology; United States epidemiology; Folkhälsomedicin; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

   Sammanfattning : Obesity prevalences are increasing in Sweden and the US. Obesity has many health consequences and health risks are associated with small increases in weight and marked obesity. Cross-sectional and panel surveys from northern Sweden and upstate NY provide the basis for furthering understanding of body mass index (BMI) development. LÄS MER

7. 5. Gestational diabetes, obesity and pregnancy outcomes in Sweden

   Författare :Karin Hildén; Helena Fadl; David Simmons; Jens Fuglsang; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gestational diabetes; obesity; maternal and perinatal outcomes; maternal health; pregnancy; cardiovascular disease;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to evaluate maternal and fetal outcomes in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in both a shortand long term perspective.Study I was a population based cohort study including 1 249 908 pregnancies during the years 1998-2012. LÄS MER