Changes in body mass index by birth cohort in Japanese adults: results from the National Nutrition Survey of Japan 1956-2005 | Zendy

Ikuko Funatogawa | Zendy; Takashi Funatogawa | Zendy; Mutsuhiro Nakao | Zendy; Kanae Karita | Zendy; Eiji Yano | Zendy

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Changes in body mass index by birth cohort in Japanese adults: results from the National Nutrition Survey of Japan 1956-2005

Author(s) -

Ikuko Funatogawa,

Takashi Funatogawa,

Mutsuhiro Nakao,

Kanae Karita,

Eiji Yano

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyn182

Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , body mass index , demography , overweight , anthropometry , obesity , cohort effect , cohort study , young adult , gerontology , sociology

The National Nutrition Survey, Japan (NNS-J) provides annual anthropometric information for a whole nation over 50 years. Based on this survey, the mean body mass index (BMI) of Japanese men and elderly women has increased in recent decades, but that of young women has decreased. We examined the effect of birth cohort on this phenomenon.

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