Overweight, obesity and fat distribution in 50- to 64-year-old participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

Public Health Nutrition

Public Health Nutrition / Volume 5 / Issue 6b / December 2002, pp 1147-1162
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/PHN2002396 (About DOI), Published online: 02 January 2007

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Overweight, obesity and fat distribution in 50- to 64-year-old participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

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haftenberger m [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
lahmann p [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
panico s [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
gonzalez c [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
seidell j [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
boeing h [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
giurdanella m [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
krogh v [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
bueno-de-mesquita h [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
peeters p [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
skeie g [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
hjartåker a [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
rodriguez m [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
quirós j [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
berglund g [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
janlert u [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
khaw k [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
spencer e [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
overvad k [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
tjønneland a [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
clavel-chapelon f [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
tehard b [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
miller a [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
klipstein-grobusch k [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
benetou v [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
kiriazi g [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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M Haftenberger^a1 ^c1, PH Lahmann^a1, S Panico^a2, CA Gonzalez^a3, JC Seidell^a4, H Boeing^a1, MC Giurdanella^a5, V Krogh^a6, HB Bueno-de-Mesquita^a4, PHM Peeters^a7, G Skeie^a8, A Hjartåker^a9, M Rodriguez^a10, JR Quirós^a11, G Berglund^a12, U Janlert^a13, KT Khaw^a14, EA Spencer^a15, K Overvad^a16, A Tjønneland^a17, F Clavel-Chapelon^a18, B Tehard^a18, AB Miller^a19, K Klipstein-Grobusch^a1, V Benetou^a20, G Kiriazi^a20, E Riboli^a21 and N Slimani^a21

^a1Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Arthur Scheunert Allee 114–116, D-14558 Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany

^a2Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

^a3Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain

^a4Centre of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

^a5Cancer Registry, 'Civili – M.P. Arezzo' Hospital, Ragusa, Italy

^a6Epidemiology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy

^a7Julius Center for General Practice and Patient Oriented Research, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

^a8Institute for Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway

^a9Section for Medical Statistics, University of Oslo, Norway

^a10Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain

^a11Council for Health and Social Affairs of Asturia, Oviedo, Spain

^a12Department of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden

^a13Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, University of Umeå, Sweden

^a14Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK

^a15Cancer Research UK, Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, UK

^a16Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark

^a17Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark

^a18INSERM, E3N–EPIC Group, Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

^a19Division of Clinical Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany

^a20Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece

^a21International Agency for Cancer Research, Lyon, France

Abstract

Objective: To describe anthropometric characteristics of participants of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

Design: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data of a European prospective cohort study.

Subjects: This analysis includes study populations from 25 centres in nine European countries. The British populations comprised both a population-based and a ‘health-conscious’ group. The analysis was restricted to 83 178 men and 163 851 women aged 50–64 years, this group being represented in all centres.

Methods: Anthropometric examinations were undertaken by trained observers using standardised methods and included measurements of weight, height, and waist and hip circumferences. In the ‘health-conscious’ group (UK), anthropometric measures were predicted from self-reports.

Results: Except in the ‘health-conscious’ group (UK) and in the French centres, mean body mass index (BMI) exceeded 25.0 kg m^-2. The prevalence of obesity (BMI≥30 kg m^-2) varied from 8% to 40% in men, and from 5% to 53% in women, with high prevalences (>25%) in the centres from Spain, Greece, Ragusa and Naples (Italy) and the lowest prevalences (<10%) in the French centres and the ‘health-conscious’ group (UK). The prevalence of a large waist circumference or a high waist-to-hip ratio was high in centres from Spain, Greece, Ragusa and Naples (Italy) and among women from centres in Germany and Bilthoven (The Netherlands).

Conclusions: Anthropometric measures varied considerably within the EPIC population. These data provide a strong base for further investigation of anthropometric measures in relation to the risk of chronic diseases, especially cancer.

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^c1 *Corresponding author: Email haftenb@mail.dife.de

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					M Haftenberger,
					PH Lahmann,
					S Panico,
					CA Gonzalez,
					JC Seidell,
					H Boeing,
					MC Giurdanella,
					V Krogh,
					HB Bueno-de-Mesquita,
					PHM Peeters,
					G Skeie,
					A Hjartåker,
					M Rodriguez,
					JR Quirós,
					G Berglund,
					U Janlert,
					KT Khaw,
					EA Spencer,
					K Overvad,
					A Tjønneland,
					F Clavel-Chapelon,
					B Tehard,
					AB Miller,
					K Klipstein-Grobusch,
					V Benetou,
					G Kiriazi,
					E Riboli
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Overweight, obesity and fat distribution in 50- to 64-year-old participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

M Haftenberger, PH Lahmann, S Panico, CA Gonzalez, JC Seidell, H Boeing, MC Giurdanella, V Krogh, HB Bueno-de-Mesquita, PHM Peeters, G Skeie, A Hjartåker, M Rodriguez, JR Quirós, G Berglund, U Janlert, KT Khaw, EA Spencer, K Overvad, A Tjønneland, F Clavel-Chapelon, B Tehard, AB Miller, K Klipstein-Grobusch, V Benetou, G Kiriazi, E Riboli and N Slimani December 2002
Public Health Nutrition, ,Volume5, Issue6b, December 2002 pp 1147-1162
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