Social inequalities and trends in pre-pregnancy body mass index in Swedish women.

ABSTRACT: Obesity rates in adolescence and young adulthood have increased in Sweden, reflecting global trends. To which extent this occurs across different socioeconomic strata has not been clarified. The aim of the present study was to investigate trends in social inequalities in body mass index (BMI) in young/mid-adulthood Swedish women. We obtained weight and height for all women aged 20-45 years, at their first registered pregnancy (< 12 weeks of gestation) in the Swedish Medical Birth Register 1982-2013 (1,022,330, mean age = 28.8 years), documenting education and county of residence. Trends in mean BMI and in the prevalence of BMI categories between 1982 and 2013 were estimated across education levels and geographical location. Overall, mean BMI increased from 22.7 kg/m² (SD 3.2) to

SUBMITTER: Lundberg CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8187407 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature