Obesity
Reports on obesity findings from Malmo University provide new insights
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 5th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in Malmo, Sweden conducted a study "To investigate the prevalence and the secular trends of obesity in a rural Swedish community with emphasis on the association with socioeconomic status and lifestyle. The Skaraborg Project cross-sectional population surveys were conducted in Vara, a rural community in the southwest of Sweden, every fifth year between 1977 and 2002."
"A total of 3365 residents (1634 men and 1731 women) aged 30-60 years. Obesity was defined as body mass index >= 30 kg m(-2). Information on ethnicity, marital status, socioeconomic status and lifestyle was collected by a questionnaire. In 1977-1982, the average...
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