Sex differences in the pattern of age‐dependent increase in the BMI from 20–59 years

Bibliographic Data

ID19459609
AuthorsZygmunt Welon (Polish Academy of Sciences), Alicja Szklarska (0000-0003-1698-158X, Polish Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Tadeusz Bielicki (Polish Academy of Sciences), Robert M Malina (0000-0002-9402-0648, Michigan State University)
Year2002
Volume14
Issue6
Pages693-698
Publication date2002-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajhb.10079
PMID12400028
OpenAlexW2088621303
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

This study tested the hypothesis of a linear increase of the BMI with age among adults. Materials comprised 32,762 occupationally active females and males 23–59 years age resident in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland. All subjects were medically examined in the course of health screening. The BMI increases linearly with age in women, but increases with age in men in two stages—a more intensive rise between 20–40 years and much slower increase between 40–60 years. This hypothesis was verified with a linear regression model in women but for men piecewise regression with a break at 40 years of age fits the age trends. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 14:693–698, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Age groups · Bayesian multivariate linear regression · Body mass index · Linear regression · Regression analysis · Segmented regression · Statistics · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Nutrition and Health Studies · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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