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The life course of severe obesity
— does childhood overweight matter? | | Author(s) | Kenneth F Ferraro, Roland J Thorpe, Jody A Wilkinson |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 58B, no 2, March 2003 |
| Pages | pp S110-119 |
| Keywords | Obesity ; Weight ; Life span ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data from 6,767 adults in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I) and its Epidemiologic Followup Study, including their reports of childhood overweight, were used to examine the risk of severe obesity and mortality over 20 years. Childhood overweight was significantly associated with severe obesity in both women and men, although the effect was stronger for men. The prevalence of severe obesity was highest between ages 45-64 than for those under 45 or aged 65+, and higher for African Americans than White Americans. Childhood overweight was associated with lower mortality risk for women, but not for men. Mortality risk was higher for those with severe obesity relative risk. While the importance of childhood overweight is a risk factor for severe obesity over the life course, overweight children who did not become severely obese were not at greatest risk of mortality. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030416014 A |
| Classmark | CSA: 4X6: BG6: 7T |
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