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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 377, No. 1, Year 2017
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BACKGROUND: Although the rising pandemic of obesity has received major attention in many countries, the effects of this attention on trends and the disease burden of obesity remain uncertain. METHODS: We analyzed data from 68.5 million persons to assess the trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults between 1980 and 2015. Using the Global Burden of Disease study data and methods, we also quantified the burden of disease related to high body-mass index (BMI), according to age, sex, cause, and BMI in 195 countries between 1990 and 2015. RESULTS: In 2015, a total of 107.7 million children and 603.7 million adults were obese. Since 1980, the prevalence of obesity has doubled in more than 70 countries and has continuously increased in most other countries. Although the prevalence of obesity among children has been lower than that among adults, the rate of increase in childhood obesity in many countries has been greater than the rate of increase in adult obesity. High BMI accounted for 4.0 million deaths globally, nearly 40% of which occurred in persons who were not obese. More than two thirds of deaths related to high BMI were due to cardiovascular disease. The disease burden related to high BMI has increased since 1990; however, the rate of this increase has been attenuated owing to decreases in underlying rates of death from cardiovascular disease. CONCLUSIONS: The rapid increase in the prevalence and disease burden of elevated BMI highlights the need for continued focus on surveillance of BMI and identification, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based interventions to address this problem. (Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.) Copyright © 2017 Massachusetts Medical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Afshin, Ashkan
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Forouzanfar, Mohammad Hossein
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Reitsma, Marissa Bettay
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Sur, Patrick John
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Estep, Kara
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Lee, Alexander
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Marczak, Laurie B.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Mokdad, Ali H.I.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Iran, Tehran
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Naghavi, Mohsen
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Salama, Joseph S.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Vos, Theo
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Abate, Kalkidan Hassen
Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
Abbafati, Cristiana
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Ahmed, Muktar Beshir
Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
Al-Aly, Ziyad
United States, St. Louis
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Alkerwi, Ala'a Al A.
Luxembourg, Strassen
Luxembourg Institute of Health
Al-Raddadi, Rajaa Mohammad S.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Joint Program of Family and Community Medicine
Amare, Azmeraw T.
Ethiopia, Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar University
Australia, Adelaide
Adelaide Medical School
Amberbir, Alemayehu
Canada, Toronto
Dignitas International
Amegah, A. K.
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Amini, Erfan
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Iran, Tehran
Non-communicable Diseases Research Center
Amrock, Stephen Marc
United States, Portland
Oregon Health & Science University
Anjana, Ranjit Mohan
India, Chennai
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation
India, Chennai
Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre
Ärnlöv, Johan
Sweden, Falun
Högskolan Dalarna
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Asayesh, Hamid
Iran, Qom
Qom University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Banerjee, Amitava
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Barac, Aleksandra M.
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Baye, Estifanos
Ethiopia, Dessie
Wollo University
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Bennett, Derrick A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Beyene, Addisu Shunu
Ethiopia, Dire Dawa
Haramaya University
Biadgilign, Sibhatu Kassa K.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Independent Public Health Consultants
Biryukov, Stan H.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Bjertness, Espen
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Boneya, Dube Jara
Ethiopia, Debra Marcos
Debre Markos University
Campos-Nonato, Ismael Ricardo
Mexico, Cuernavaca
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Carrero, Juan Jesús
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Cecílio, Pedro
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Cercy, Kelly M.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ciobanu, Liliana G.
Australia, Adelaide
Adelaide Medical School
Cornaby, Leslie
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Abrha, Solomon
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia, Sodo
Wolaita Sodo University
Dandona, Lalit
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
India, New Delhi
Public Health Foundation of India
Dandona, Rakhi
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
India, New Delhi
Public Health Foundation of India
Dharmaratne, Samath Dhamminda
Sri Lanka, Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
Duncan, Bruce Bartholow
Brazil, Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Eshrati, Babak
Iran, Arak
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Esteghamati, Alireza
Iran, Tehran
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute Tums
Feigin, Valery L.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
New Zealand, Auckland
Auckland University of Technology
Fernandes, João C.
Portugal, Porto
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Fürst, Thomas
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde
Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
Gold, Audra L.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Gona, Philimon Nyakauru
United States, Boston
University of Massachusetts Boston
Goto, Atsushi
Japan, Tokyo
National Cancer Center Japan
Habtewold, Tesfa Dejenie
Ethiopia, Debre Berhan
Debre Berhan University
Netherlands, Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Tesfamariam, Kokeb
Ethiopia, Ambo
Ambo University
Hafezi-Nejad, Nima
Iran, Tehran
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute Tums
Hay, Simon I.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Horino, Masako
Unknown Affiliation
Islami, Farhad
United States, Kennesaw
American Cancer Society
Kamal, Ritul
India, Lucknow
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Kasaeian, Amir
Iran, Tehran
Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center
Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Mrc Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Kengne, Andre-Pascal Pascal
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Kesavachandran, Chandrasekharan Nair
India, Lucknow
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Khader, Yousef Saleh
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Khang, Young-ho
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Khubchandani, Jagdish
United States, Muncie
Ball State University
Kim, Daniel J.
United States, Boston
Northeastern University
Kim, Yun-jin
Malaysia, Skudai
Southern University College
Kinfu, Yohannes
Australia, Canberra
University of Canberra
Kosen, Soewarta
Indonesia, Jakarta
Badan Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan, Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia
Ku, Tiffany
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Kuate Defo, B.
Canada, Montreal
University of Montreal
Kumar, G. Anil
India, New Delhi
Public Health Foundation of India
Larson, Heidi Jane
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Leinsalu, Mall
Sweden, Huddinge
Södertörn University
Estonia, Tallinn
Tervise Arengu Instituut
Liang, Xiaofeng
China, Beijing
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Lim, Stephen S.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Liu, Patrick Y.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Lopez, Alan D.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Lozano, Rafael
Mexico, Cuernavaca
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Majeed, Azeem
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Malekzadeh, Reza
Iran, Tehran
Digestive Diseases Research Institute
Iran, Shiraz
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Carvalho Malta, Deborah Carvalho
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mazidi, Mohsen
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
McAlinden, Colm
United Kingdom, Bristol
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Public Health Wales
McGarvey, Stephen Theodore
United States, Providence
Brown University
Mengistu, Desalegn Tadese
Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Mensah, George A.
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
Mensink, Gert B.M.
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Mezgebe, Haftay Berhane
Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Mirrakhimov, Erkin
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
Kyrgyz State Medical Academy
Mueller, Ulrich Otto
Germany, Wiesbaden
Federal Institute for Population Research
Noubiap, Jean Jacques
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Makhlouf-Obermeyer, Carla
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Ogbo, Felix Akpojene
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Owolabi, Mayowa O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Patton, George C.
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Pourmalek, Farshad
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Qorbani, Mostafa
Iran, Karaj
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Rafay, Anwar
Pakistan, Lahore
Contech School of Public Health
Rai, Rajesh Kumar
India, Kolkata
Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance
Ranabhat, Chhabi Lal
South Korea, Wonju
Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine
Nepal, Kathmandu
Health Science Foundation and Study Center
Reinig, Nickolas
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Safiri, Saeid
Iran, Maragheh
Maragheh University of Medical Sciences
Salomon, Joshua A.
Unknown Affiliation
Sanabria, Juan Ramon
United States, Cleveland
Case School of Medicine
United States, Huntingdon
Marshall University
Santos, I. S.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Sartorius, Benn
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Sawhney, Monika S.
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Schutte, Aletta E.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Schmidt, Maria Inês
Brazil, Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Sepanlou, Sadaf G.
Iran, Tehran
Digestive Diseases Research Institute
Shamsizadeh, Morteza
Iran, Hamadan
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Sheikhbahaei, Sara
Iran, Tehran
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute Tums
Shiri, Rahman
Finland, Helsinki
Työterveyslaitos
Shiue, Ivy J.
United Kingdom, Newcastle
University of Northumbria
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Roba, Hirbo Shore
Ethiopia, Dire Dawa
Haramaya University
Silva, Diego Augusto Santos
Brazil, Florianopolis
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Silverberg, Jonathan I.
United States, Chicago
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Singh, Jasvinder A.
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stranges, S.
Luxembourg, Strassen
Luxembourg Institute of Health
Canada, London
Western University
Swaminathan, Soumya
India, New Delhi
Indian Council of Medical Research
Tabarés-Seisdedos, R. T.
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
Tadese, Fentaw
Ethiopia, Dessie
Wollo University
Tedla, Bemnet Amare
Ethiopia, Gondar
University of Gondar
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Sileshi, Balewgizie Sileshi
Ethiopia, Dire Dawa
Haramaya University
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Terkawi, Abdullah Sulieman
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Fahad Medical City
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Tonelli, Marcello A.
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Topoŕ-Ma̧dry, Roman
Poland, Krakow
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Poland, Wroclaw
Wroclaw Medical University
Tyrovolas, Stefanos
Spain, Sant Boi de Llobregat
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Ukwaja, Kingsley Nnanna
Nigeria, Abakaliki
Federal Teaching Hospital
Uthman, Olalekan A.
United Kingdom, Coventry
University of Warwick
Vasankari, Tommi Juhani
Finland, Tampere
Ukk Institute Finland
Vlassov, Vasily V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Hse University
Vollset, Stein Emil
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
Weiderpass, Elisabete
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Norway, Oslo
Cancer Registry of Norway
Norway, Tromso
Uit Norges Arktiske Universitet
Werdecker, Andrea
Germany, Wiesbaden
Federal Institute for Population Research
Wesana, Joshua
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Westerman, Ronny
Germany, Wiesbaden
Federal Institute for Population Research
Yano, Yuichiro
United States, Evanston
Northwestern University
Yonga, Gerald O.
Pakistan, Karachi
The Aga Khan University
Zaidi, Zoubida
Algeria, Oran
Centre Hospitalier - Universitaire D'oran
Zenebe, Zerihun Menlkalew
Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Zipkin, Ben
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Murray, Christopher J.L.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Statistics
Citations: 4,520
Authors: 148
Affiliations: 129
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1614362
ISSN:
00284793
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study