Five-year Cumulative Incidence of Obesity in Adults in Croatia

The CroHort Study

Bibliographic Data

ID2652360
AuthorsSanja Musić, Sanja Musić Milanović (0000-0003-4643-1052, University of Zagreb, corresponding author), Ana Ivičević, Kristina Fišter (0000-0002-5160-4694), Sandra Mihel, Ana Kovač, Davor Ivankovic
Year2012
Volume36
Issue1
Pages71
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCollegium Antropologicum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0350-6134 • E-ISSN: 1848-9486
PublisherCroatian Anthropological Society (PUBLISHER • HR)
DOI10.5671/ca.2012361s.71
PMID22338750
OpenAlexW2164884052
LanguageEN
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The objective of this paper was to evaluate the 5-year incidence of obesity on a sample of 3229 adults and investigate the potential effect of several sociodemographic and lifestyle habits on weight change and obesity incidence in these individuals. The average annual rate of increase in the prevalence of obese adults between 2003 and 2008 was 10.60% for men and 11.08% for women. Analysis showed that development of obesity in 5-year period in women in Croatia is significantly positively associated with frequent consumption of "hidden" fats of animal origin and significantly negative with each higher education level. No significant predictor of obesity has been found in men. Obesity remains a serious health problem for the Croatian population; the alarming rates of excess body weight continue to increase. Preventive measures should urgently be undertaken

Cohort · Croatian · Cumulative incidence · Environmental health · Obesity · Population · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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