Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 377, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 13-27

  Afshin, Ashkan ^a   Forouzanfar, Mohammad H ^a   Reitsma, Marissa B ^a   Sur, Patrick ^a   Estep, Kara ^a   Lee, Alex ^a   Marczak, Laurie ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a   Moradi Lakeh, Maziar ^a,ah   Naghavi, Mohsen ^a   Salama, Joseph S ^a   Vos, Theo ^a   Abate, Kalkidan H ^b   Abbafati, Cristiana ⁿ   Ahmed, Muktar B ^b   Al Aly, Ziyad ^p   Alkerwi, Ala'a ^q   Al Raddadi, Rajaa ^r   Amare, Azmeraw T ^m,t   Amberbir, Alemayehu ^ao   Amegah, Adeladza K ^aa   Amini, Erfan ^ab,af   Amrock, Stephen M ^ap   Anjana, Ranjit M ^aq,ar   Ärnlöv, Johan ^ax,ay   Asayesh, Hamid ^ai   Banerjee, Amitava ^bb   Barac, Aleksandra ^bm   Baye, Estifanos ^c,z   Bennett, Derrick A ^be   Beyene, Addisu S ^d   Biadgilign, Sibhatu ^e   Biryukov, Stan ^a   Bjertness, Espen ^bo   Boneya, Dube J ⁱ   Campos Nonato, Ismael ^bs,ce   Carrero, Juan J ^ay   Cecilio, Pedro ^bt,bv   Cercy, Kelly ^a   Ciobanu, Liliana G ^t   Cornaby, Leslie ^a   Damtew, Solomon A ^f,g   Dandona, Lalit ^a,as   Dandona, Rakhi ^a,as   Dharmaratne, Samath D ^bw   Duncan, Bruce B ^bx   Eshrati, Babak ^aj   Esteghamati, Alireza ^ad   Feigin, Valery L ^a,cb   Fernandes, João C ^bu   Fürst, Thomas ^bc,ee   Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye T ^b   Gold, Audra ^a   Gona, Philimon N ^cc   Goto, Atsushi ^cg   Habtewold, Tesfa D ^l,ci   Hadush, Kokeb T ^h   Hafezi Nejad, Nima ^ad   Hay, Simon I ^a,bf   Horino, Masako ^bn   Islami, Farhad ^ck   Kamal, Ritul ^au   Kasaeian, Amir ^ac,ag   Katikireddi, Srinivasa V ^bg   Kengne, Andre P ^cl,cn   Kesavachandran, Chandrasekharan N ^au   Khader, Yousef S ^cq   Khang, Young Ho ^cr   Khubchandani, Jagdish ^cu   Kim, Daniel ^cd   Kim, Yun J ^cv   Kinfu, Yohannes ^u   Kosen, Soewarta ^cw   Ku, Tiffany ^a   Defo, Barthelemy Kuate ^cx   Kumar, G Anil ^as   Larson, Heidi J ^a,bd   Leinsalu, Mall ^az,ef   Liang, Xiaofeng ^dc   Lim, Stephen S ^a   Liu, Patrick ^a   Lopez, Alan D ^v   Lozano, Rafael ^bs   Majeed, Azeem ^bc   Malekzadeh, Reza ^ae,ak   Malta, Deborah C ^by   Mazidi, Mohsen ^db   McAlinden, Colm ^bh,bi   McGarvey, Stephen T ^dd   Mengistu, Desalegn T ^j   Mensah, George A ^de   Mensink, Gert B M ^df   Mezgebe, Haftay B ^j   Mirrakhimov, Erkin M ^dh   Mueller, Ulrich O ^dg   Noubiap, Jean J ^cm   Obermeyer, Carla M ^di   Ogbo, Felix A ^x   Owolabi, Mayowa O ^dj   Patton, George C ^w   Pourmalek, Farshad ^cy   Qorbani, Mostafa ^al   Rafay, Anwar ^dl   Rai, Rajesh K ^av   Ranabhat, Chhabi L ^ct,eg   Reinig, Nikolas ^a   Safiri, Saeid ^am   Salomon, Joshua A ^cf   Sanabria, Juan R ^dm,do   Santos, Itamar S ^bz   Sartorius, Benn ^cl,cp   Sawhney, Monika ^cf,dn   Schmidhuber, Josef ^o   Schutte, Aletta E ^cl,co   Schmidt, Maria I ^bx   Sepanlou, Sadaf G ^ae   Shamsizadeh, Moretza ^an   Sheikhbahaei, Sara ^ad   Shin, Min Jeong ^cs   Shiri, Rahman ^dp   Shiue, Ivy ^bj,bk   Roba, Hirbo S ^d   Silva, Diego A S ^ca   Silverberg, Jonathan I ^ds   Singh, Jasvinder A ^du   Stranges, Saverio ^q,cz   Swaminathan, Soumya ^at   Tabarés Seisdedos, Rafael ^dv   Tadese, Fentaw ^c   Tedla, Bemnet A ^k,y   Tegegne, Balewgizie S ^d,cj   Terkawi, Abdullah S ^s,dn,dx   Thakur, J S ^aw   Tonelli, Marcello ^da   Topor Madry, Roman ^dy,dz   Tyrovolas, Stefanos ^dw   Ukwaja, Kingsley N ^dk   Uthman, Olalekan A ^bl   Vaezghasemi, Masoud ^ba   Vasankari, Tommi ^dr   Vlassov, Vasiliy V ^ea   Vollset, Stein E ^a,bq   Weiderpass, Elisabete ^ay,bp,br,dq   Werdecker, Andrea ^dg   Wesana, Joshua ^eb   Westerman, Ronny ^dg   Yano, Yuichiro ^dt   Yonemoto, Naohiro ^ch   Yonga, Gerald ^ec   Zaidi, Zoubida ^ed   Zenebe, Zerihun M ^j   Zipkin, Ben ^a   Murray, Christopher J L ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c WOLLO UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^e Independent Consultant   (Ethiopia)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^h AMBO UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

ⁱ DEBRE MARKOS UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^j MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^l DEBRE BERHAN UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^m BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

ⁿ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^o FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^p WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^q LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^r Joint Program of Family and Community Medicine   (Saudi Arabia)

^s KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^t UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^u UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^v UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^w UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^x UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^y JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^z MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^ab TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^ac Endrocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute   (Iran)

^ad TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^ae TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^af TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^ag TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^ah IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^ai QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^aj ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^ak SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^al ALBORZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^am MARAGHEH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^an HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^ao DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

^ap OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^aq MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^ar Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre   (India)

^as PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^at INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^au CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^av Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance   (India)

^aw POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^ax DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ay KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^az SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ba UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^bb UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^bc IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^bd LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^be UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^bf UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^bg UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^bh UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^bi PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^bj NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^bk UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^bl UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^bm UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^bn Family and Community Wellness   (United States)

^bo UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^bp CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^bq UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^br UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^bs INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^bt UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^bu CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^bv Independent Collaborator   (Portugal)

^bw UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^bx FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^by FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^bz UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^ca FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^cb AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^cc UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^cd NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ce HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^cf Kyoto ^*  (United States)

^cg NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^ch KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ci UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^cj UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^ck AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^cl SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^cm UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^cn UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^co NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^cp UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^cq JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^cr Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^cs Korea University   (South Korea)

^ct Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^cu BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^cv Southern University College   (Malaysia)

^cw NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Indonesia)

^cx UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^cy UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^cz WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^da UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^db INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^dc CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^dd BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^de NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^df ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^dg FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^dh Kyrgyz State Medical Academy   (Kyrgyzstan)

^di AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^dj UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^dk Federal Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^dl Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (Pakistan)

^dm CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^dn LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^do MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^dp FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^dq Genetic Epidemiology Group   (Finland)

^dr UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^ds NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^dt NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^du UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^dv UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^dw UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^dx UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^dy JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^dz WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^ea NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

^eb GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^ec AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^ed CHU Oran   (Algeria)

^ee UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^ef NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^eg and Study Center   (Nepal)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; GENDER; GLOBAL DISEASE BURDEN; HUMAN; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; CHILD; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; MALE; MORTALITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85021855537     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1614362     Document Type: Article

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