Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity in old age in Germany
Mean body weight gradually increases with age. Yet, little data exists on the prevalence of excess weight in populations aged 80 years or older. Moreover, little is known about predictors of overweight and obesity in old age. Thus, the purpose of this study was: To present data on the prevalence of...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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14 July 2015
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BMC geriatrics
Year: 2015, Volume: 15 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12877-015-0081-5 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0081-5
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| Author Notes: | André Hajek, Thomas Lehnert, Annette Ernst, Carolin Lange, Birgitt Wiese, Jana Prokein, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Michael Pentzek, Angela Fuchs, Tobias Luck, Horst Bickel, Edelgard Mösch, Kathrin Heser, Michael Wagner, Wolfgang Maier, Martin Scherer, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Hans-Helmut König |
| Summary: | Mean body weight gradually increases with age. Yet, little data exists on the prevalence of excess weight in populations aged 80 years or older. Moreover, little is known about predictors of overweight and obesity in old age. Thus, the purpose of this study was: To present data on the prevalence of excess weight in old age in Germany, to investigate predictors of excess weight in a cross-sectional approach and to examine factors affecting excess weight in a longitudinal approach. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 22.03.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12877-015-0081-5 |