Persistent spatial clusters of high body mass index in a Swiss urban population as revealed by the 5-year GeoCoLaus longitudinal study

Article Article scientifique Article Persistent spatial clusters of high body mass index in a Swiss urban population as revealed by the 5-year GeoCoLaus longitudinal study eng 2016 author Joost Stéphane 133845 author Duruz Solange 925998 author Marques-Vidal Pedro author Bochud Murielle 41043 author Stringhini Silvia 830749 author Paccaud Fred author Gaspoz Jean-Michel 126367 author Theler Jean-Marc 21917 author Chetelat Joel 558151 author Waeber Gérard author Vollenweider Peter 724488 author Guessous Idris 760565 e010145 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010145 26733572 2044-6055 Body mass index (BMI) may cluster in space among adults and be spatially dependent. Whether and how BMI clusters evolve over time in a population is currently unknown. We aimed to determine the spatial dependence of BMI and its 5-year evolution in a Swiss general adult urban population, taking into account the neighbourhood-level and individual-level characteristics. Adult Aged Body Mass Index Cluster Analysis Female Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Obesity/epidemiology Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data Socioeconomic Factors Switzerland/epidemiology Urban Health/statistics & numerical data Weight Gain Dewey 613 64 Département de santé et médecine communautaires 22A false BMJ Open 6 1 72d0f8f4-d3b5-4719-97a7-a492c4137d01 Article (Published version) Public e010145.full.pdf 2442776 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

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