Martin Neovius, PhD

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Trends in Overweight and Obesity among Swedish
Men 17-20 years of age (1969-2005)

• Martin Neovius, PhD
• Finn Rasmussen, MD/PhD
• Karolinska Institute
• Stockholm, Sweden

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BMI Distribution (1969-2005)
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Overweight

• BMI 25
• Height and weight measured at mandatory military
  conscription tests
• Age 18.3y (SD 0.4y range 17-20y))
• n1.6 million

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Obesity

• BMI 30
• Height and weight measured at mandatory military
  conscription tests
• Age 18.3y (SD 0.4y range 17-20y)
• n1.6 million

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Obesity and Morbid Obesity (1969-2005)
Neovius M, Teixeira-Pinto A, Rasmussen F. Shift
in the composition of obesity in young adult men
in Sweden over a third of a century. Int J Obes
(Lond). May 200832(5)832-836.
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Associations between BMI Status in Late
Adolescence and Future Disability Pension
BMI 35
BMI 30-34.9
BMI 25-29.9
BMI lt18.5
BMI 18.5-24.9
Unadjusted estimates Not adjusted for muscle
strength, socio-economic status, geographical
region or year
Neovius M, Kark M, Rasmussen F. Association
between obesity status in young adulthood and
disability pension. Int J Obes (Lond). Aug
200832(8)1319-1326.
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Relative Risk Increase for Disability
Pension(vs. normal weight men)
Adjusted for muscle strength, socio-economic
status, geographical region and year
Källa Neovius M, Kark M, Rasmussen F.
Association between obesity status in young
adulthood and disability pension. Int J Obes
(Lond). Aug 200832(8)1319-1326.
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MortalityAbsolute Risk of Premature Death
Neovius et al, BMJ 2009338b496
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Details on study population
Neovius M, Sundstrom J, Rasmussen F. Combined
Effects of Overweight and Smoking in Late
Adolescence on Subsequent Mortality Nationwide
Cohort StudyBMJ 2009338b496 Neovius M,
Teixeira-Pinto A, Rasmussen F. Shift in the
composition of obesity in young adult men in
Sweden over a third of a century. Int J Obes
(Lond). May 200832(5)832-836. Neovius M,
Rasmussen F. Place of residence and obesity in
1,578,694 young Swedish men between 1969 and
2005. Obesity (Silver Spring). Mar
200816(3)671-676. Neovius M, Kark M, Rasmussen
F. Association between obesity status in young
adulthood and disability pension. Int J Obes
(Lond). Aug 200832(8)1319-1326. Silventoinen
K, Magnusson PK, Neovius M, Sundstrom J, et al.
Does obesity modify the effect of blood pressure
on the risk of cardiovascular disease? A
population-based cohort study of more than one
million Swedish men. Circulation
2008118(16)1637-42.