Past trends in obesity-attributable mortality in eight European countries: an application of age–period–cohort analysis

Nikoletta Vidra (), Maarten J. Bijlsma, Sergi Trias-Llimós and Fanny Janssen
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Nikoletta Vidra: University of Groningen
Maarten J. Bijlsma: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Sergi Trias-Llimós: University of Groningen
Fanny Janssen: University of Groningen

International Journal of Public Health, 2018, vol. 63, issue 6, No 2, 683-692

Abstract: Abstract Objectives To assess age, period, and birth cohort effects and patterns of obesity-attributable mortality in Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and the UK (UK). Methods We obtained obesity prevalence and all-cause mortality data by age (20–79), sex and country for 1990–2012. We applied Clayton and Schifflers’ age–period–cohort approach to obesity-attributable mortality rates (OAMRs). Results Between 1990 and 2012, obesity prevalence increased and age-standardised OAMRs declined, although not uniformly. The nonlinear birth cohort effects contributed significantly (p

Keywords: Obesity; Mortality; Birth cohort; APC analysis; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1126-2

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