Open AccessWeight Gain After 20 Years of Age is Associated with Unfavorable Lifestyle and Increased Prevalence of Metabolic Disorders
Author(s) -
Noriko Takebe,
Kozo Tanno,
Hideki Ohmomo,
Mari Hangai,
Tomoyasu Oda,
Yutaka Hasegawa,
Nobuyuki Takanashi,
Ryohei Sasaki,
Atsushi Shimizu,
Akira Sasaki,
Kiyomi Sakata,
Makoto Sasaki,
Yasushi Ishigaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s300250
Subject(s) - weight gain , medicine , confounding , logistic regression , body mass index , demography , obesity , population , screen time , sedentary lifestyle , cohort , sitting , gerontology , body weight , environmental health , pathology , sociology
It is unclear what kind of modifiable lifestyle factors are associated with long-time weight gain in adulthood. To clarify the lifestyle behavior related to body weight gain since the age of 20 years, we explored the lifestyle risk factor, independently associated with excessive weight gain after 20 years of age as compared to those in subjects with a stable weight, with matching of age, gender, and the current body mass index (BMI).