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- Title
Thinness Among Young Japanese Women.
- Authors
Takimoto, Hidemi; Yoshiike, Nobuo; Kaneda, Fumi; Yoshita, Katsushi
- Abstract
Objectives. We described changes in body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of thinness among young Japanese women (aged 15-29 years) from 1976 to 2000 by reanalyzing the nationwide data in the National Nutrition Survey, Japan. Methods. We used height and weight data sets for 30903 nonpregnant, non-lactating women during the 25-year period. We calculated the mean values of BMI and the prevalence of thinness for 3 age groups (15-19, 20-24, and 25-29 years of age). Results. Changes in BMI per 10 years were -0.17 kg/m², -0.22 kg/m², and -0.34 kg/m² for each age group, respectively. Extreme thinness (BMI < 17 kg/m²) increased from 2.4% in 1976-1980 to 4.2% in 1996-2000. Conclusions. Further studies regarding topics such as increased smoking prevalence are needed to identify the underlying causes of increasing thinness. (Am J Public Health. 2004;94:1592-1595).
- Subjects
JAPAN; BODY size; THIN people; YOUNG women; LEANNESS; BODY weight
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2004, Vol 94, Issue 9, p1592
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.94.9.1592