Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Obesity--a growing issue.

Christel Le Petit1, Jean-Marie Berthelot

  • 1Health Analysis and Measurement Group at Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6. Christel.LePetit@statcan.ca

Health Reports
|September 20, 2006
PubMed
Summary

A significant portion of adults transitioned to overweight or obese categories between 1994/95 and 2002/03. Younger men, low-income individuals, and smokers faced higher obesity risks, while physical activity benefited women.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Neuralgic amyotrophy of Parsonage and Turner in daily practice: More often mononeuropathic than previously assumed.

Joint bone spine·2025
Same author

Towards the Lowest Efficacious Dose: Results From a Multicenter Noninferiority Randomized Open-Label Controlled Trial Assessing Tocilizumab or Abatacept Injection Spacing in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission.

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)·2023
Same author

Methotrexate also improves rheumatoid arthritis through correction of microbiota dysbiosis.

Joint bone spine·2023
Same author

Transient flares (attacks) of inflammatory arthritis should be more considered.

Joint bone spine·2022
Same author

Prolonged response on olaparib maintenance in metastatic pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma associated with a germline BRCA 2 mutation, revealed by severe panniculitis.

Clinical case reports·2022
Same author

Update on contribution of hip labral tears to hip pain: A narrative review.

Joint bone spine·2022

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Longitudinal Studies

Background:

  • Weight gain and obesity are significant public health concerns.
  • Understanding population-level weight transitions is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the incidence of weight category transitions (normal to overweight, overweight to obese) in adults.
  • To identify risk factors associated with the progression from overweight to obesity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized longitudinal data from the National Population Health Survey (1994/95–2002/03).
  • Employed Cox proportional hazards modeling to analyze risk factors.
  • Selected a cohort aged 20–56 in 1994/95, focusing on overweight individuals for obesity risk analysis.

Main Results:

  • 32% of normal-weight individuals became overweight; 24% of overweight individuals became obese between 1994/95 and 2002/03.
  • Higher obesity risk observed in younger men, low-income households, smokers, and those with activity restrictions.
  • Physical activity was associated with a reduced risk of obesity in women.

Conclusions:

  • Weight gain is a common transition in the adult population over a decade.
  • Specific demographic and lifestyle factors significantly influence obesity risk among overweight individuals.
  • Public health strategies should consider targeted interventions based on identified risk factors.

Related Experiment Videos