Sökning: "fetma vuxna"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 avhandlingar innehållade orden fetma vuxna.

  1. 1. Övervikt/fetma hos barn, ungdomar och unga vuxna i relation till vikt, viktutveckling och kariesförekomst

    Författare :Christina Celsing Fåhraeus; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :children; youth; overweight; obesity; weight development; body mass index; isoBMI; caries risk products; caries.; barn; ungdomar; övervikt; fetma; viktutveckling; body mass index; isoBMI; karies risk produkter; karies;

    Sammanfattning : Fetma är en av världens snabbast växande sjukdomar och karies är fortfarande en vanlig sjukdom hos barn och ungdomar. Syftet med denna licentiatavhandling har varit att:beskriva frekvensen av övervikt och fetma från födseln till tjugo års ålder.analysera vikt och viktutvecklingen från födseln till vuxen ålder. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Mental health in adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery : Psychological outcomes four months and two years after gastric bypass

    Författare :Kajsa Järvholm; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bariatric surgery; Gastric bypass; Adolescent; Mental Health; Depression; Anxiety; Self esteem; Suicidal ideation; fetma; gastric bypass; ungdomar; psykisk hälsa; depression; ångest; självkänsla; självmordstankar;

    Sammanfattning : Bariatric surgery is tried out as a new treatment option for adolescents with severe obesity. Little is known about outcomes in mental health in adolescents who undergo weight loss surgery.The 3 studies in this thesis assess mental health in adolescents before, and after 4 months, 1 year and 2 years after undergoing gastric bypass. 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. Socioeconomic patterns of overweight and obesity in Scania, Sweden

    Författare :Faisal Al-Emrani; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Overweight; obesity; socioeconomic inequality; social gradient; SES; BMI; social capital; birth cohort; ageing; retirement; Scania Public Health Cohort; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Overweight and obesity are major social and public health concerns globally. The obesity epidemic is caused by a widespread chronic energy imbalance between high-energy intake and low-energy expenditure, but this mechanism appears to be modified by a number of other biological, behavioral, and social factors that interact in a complicated manner. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Obesity and cardiovascular disease. Aspects of methods and susceptibility

    Författare :Susanna Calling; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Public health; epidemiology; Medicine human and vertebrates ; cohort study; gender; physical activity; body composition; inflammation; socio-economic factors; risk factors; mortality; cardiovascular diseases; obesity; Medicin människa och djur ;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to study the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in obese individuals, as measured by different obesity measurements, and to explore how the CVD risk related to obesity was modified by other biologic and socio-demographic circumstances. Data from two population-based cohort studies was used. LÄS MER