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Martin Neovius, PhD
Finn Rasmussen, MD/PhD
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Trends in Overweight and Obesity among
Swedish Men 17-20 years of age (1969-2005)
BMI ≥ 25
Height and weight measured at mandatory military conscription tests
Age 18.3y (SD 0.4y; range 17-20y))
n=1.5 million
Overweight
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BMI ≥ 30
Height and weight measured at mandatory military conscription tests
Age 18.3y (SD 0.4y; range 17-20y)
n=1.5 million
Obesity
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Obesity and Morbid Obesity (1969-2005)
Neovius M, Teixeira-Pinto A, Rasmussen F. Shift in the composition of obesity in young adult men in Sweden over a third of a century. Int J Obes (Lond). May 2008;32(5):832-836.
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Neovius M, Teixeira-Pinto A, Rasmussen F. Shift in the composition of obesity in young adult men in Sweden over a third of a century. Int J Obes (Lond). May 2008;32(5):832-836.
Neovius M, Rasmussen F. Place of residence and obesity in 1,578,694 young Swedish men between 1969 and 2005. Obesity (Silver Spring). Mar 2008;16(3):671-676.
Details on study population