Search for dissertations about: "Waist circumference"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words Waist circumference.
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1. Diet and Cardiometabolic Disease Dietary trends and the impact of diet on diabetes and cardiovascular disease
University dissertation from Umeå : Folkhälsa och klinisk medicinAbstract : Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in most industrialised countries and in developing countries the trend in cardiovascular-related deaths is increasing. World-wide, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an emerging cause of disability and premature death. READ MORE
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2. Fetma och övervikt i barndomen - tidig identifiering av riskfaktorer
University dissertation from Göteborg : University of GothenburgAbstract : Background: The incidence of childhood obesity is increasing. Many children become obese during preschool years and stay obese, with lifelong health consequences, such as impaired insulin sensitivity. There is growing evidence that factors during intrauterine life and infancy influence the risk of developing obesity. READ MORE
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3. Economic perspectives on the obesity epidemic
University dissertation from Göteborg : University of GothenburgAbstract : This thesis takes its starting point in the large spread and rise in obesity prevalence that have been observed around the world, making obesity an increasing public health concern. The thesis consists of an introductory chapter, which justifies the study of obesity from economic perspectives and puts the subsequent studies in context, and four studies that address obesity from different economic perspectives. READ MORE
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4. Anthropometry in the elderly. Population studies on longitudinal changes, secular trends and risk for morbidity and mortality
University dissertation from GöteborgAbstract : The aims of this thesis were to a) describe longitudinal changes in height and body weight (BW) between the ages 70 and 95y; b) describe secular trends in height and BW of 70-year-olds and their relation to social and lifestyle factors; c) investigate waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) at age 70 as risk for stroke during a 15-y follow-up; and, d) examine the relationship between 1) BMI at age 70 and 15-y all- cause mortality, 2) the percentage of weight change from age 70 to 75 and subsequent 5- and 10-y mortality. The studies were performed within the framework of the gerontological and geriatric population studies in Göteborg, Sweden-the H70 studies. READ MORE
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5. Human body composition. Reference data and anthropometric equations. The metabolic syndrome and risk
University dissertation from GöteborgAbstract : The determination of body composition is a key to the understanding of the relation between obesity and disease. In order to evaluate body composition data, reference values are needed. Since methods with high validity and reproducibility are expensive and often time consuming, simpler techniques based on anthropometry are needed. READ MORE
