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Biomedical, psychological, environmental and behavioural factors associated with adult obesity in a nationally representative sample
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- Cheng, Helen (author)
- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK; ESRC Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK
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- Montgomery, Scott, 1961- (author)
- Karolinska Institutet,Örebro universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL, London, UK; Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden,Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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- Green, Andy (author)
- ESRC Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK
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- Furnham, Adrian (author)
- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK; BI: Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
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- 2019-02-25
- 2020
- English.
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In: Journal of Public Health. - : Springer. - 1741-3842 .- 1741-3850. ; 42:3, s. 570-578
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Abstract
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- OBJECTIVE: To identify personality, biomedical and behavioural factors associated with adult obesity in a large longitudinal sample.METHOD: In total, 5360 participants with data on personality, neurological functioning, maternal smoking during pregnancy, education and occupation, physical exercise, adult self-reported BMI and obesity were included in the study. Obesity at 55 years was the outcome variable.RESULTS: The rates of obesity increased from 9.5 to 22.8% from age 33 to 55 years. Logistic regression analyses (adjusted estimates) showed that childhood neurological functioning (OR = 1.32: 1.07-1.63, P < 0.01), maternal smoking during pregnancy (OR = 1.42: 1.22-1.65, P < 0.001), educational qualifications (OR = 0.54: 0.37-0.79, P < 0.01), trait conscientiousness (OR = 0.80:0.74-0.86, P < 0.001) and physical exercise (OR = 0.87: 0.82-0.92, P < 0.001) were significant predictors of obesity at age 55 years for both men and women. Trait extraversion for men (OR = 1.16: 1.07-1.26, P < 0.001) and trait emotional stability for women (OR = 0.90: 0.82-0.99, P < 0.05) were also significant predictors of the outcome variable.CONCLUSION: Biomedical, psychological, environmental and behavioural factors were all associated with adult obesity.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Childhood neurological conditions
- longitudinal
- maternal smoking
- obesity
- personality traits
- physical exercise
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- art (subject category)
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