Social inequalities and trends in pre-pregnancy body mass index in Swedish women

Social inequalities and trends in pre-pregnancy body mass index in Swedish women

Obesity rates in adolescence and young adulthood have increased in Sweden, reflecting global trends. To which extent this occurs across different socioeconomic strata has not been clarified. The aim of the present study was to investigate trends in social inequalities in body mass index (BMI) in you...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2021-06, Vol.11 (1), p.12056-12056, Article 12056
Hauptverfasser: Lundberg, Christina E., Ryd, Maria, Adiels, Martin, Rosengren, Annika, Björck, Lena
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Body height
Body Mass Index
Body weight
Education
Educational Status
Female
Geographical distribution
Gestation
Health problems
Health Sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Hälsovetenskaper
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Obesity
Obesity - enzymology
Overweight
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Registries
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Socioeconomic Factors
Sweden - epidemiology
Trends
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Zusammenfassung:Obesity rates in adolescence and young adulthood have increased in Sweden, reflecting global trends. To which extent this occurs across different socioeconomic strata has not been clarified. The aim of the present study was to investigate trends in social inequalities in body mass index (BMI) in young/mid-adulthood Swedish women. We obtained weight and height for all women aged 20–45 years, at their first registered pregnancy (
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-91441-7