The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 242-250.e2 , March 2007

Increasing Trends in Incidence of Overweight and Obesity over 5 Decades

  • Nisha I. Parikh, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
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  • Michael J. Pencina, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, Mass
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  • Thomas J. Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Katherine J. Lanier, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, Mass
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  • Caroline S. Fox, MD

      Affiliations

    • Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
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  • Ralph B. D’Agostino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, Mass
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  • Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Preventive Medicine and Cardiology Sections, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD, Framingham Heart Study, 73 Mount Wayte Avenue, Suite 2, Framingham, MA 01702-5803.

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 Supported by a National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, contract N01-HC-25195, and research grants 2K24HL04334 (R.S.V.), and K23HL074077 (T.J.W.). The funding sources had no role in the design/conduct of the study, management, analysis, and interpretation of data, or the preparation of the manuscript. The National Heart Lung Blood Institute funded the collection of data on height and weight (NO1-HC-25195) used in this investigation, and approved the manuscript. Dr. Vasan had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.06.004

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 242-250.e2 , March 2007

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