National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 960 country-years and 9·1 million participants
Finucane MM, Stevens GA, Cowan MJ, Danaei G, Lin JK, Paciorek CJ, Singh GM, Gutierrez HR, Lu Y, Bahalim AN, Farzadfar F, Riley LM, Ezzati M, Group O. National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 960 country-years and 9·1 million participants. The Lancet 2011, 377: 557-567. PMID: 21295846, PMCID: PMC4472365, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(10)62037-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHealth Examination SurveyHigher body mass indexFemale body mass indexMale body mass indexExamination SurveyEpidemiological studiesPopulation body mass indexMean body mass indexMajor public health concernNational Health Examination SurveyAdults 20 yearsPublic health concernNon-significant decreaseBMI changeExcess bodyweightMetabolic mediatorsHigh-income countriesHealth concernMelinda Gates FoundationHealth effectsWomenMenSaharan AfricaGates Foundation