Prevalence patterns of overweight and obesity in the world: An age-period-cohort analysis

Overall, this study shows that obesity and overweight are on the rise. Both phenomena were influenced by the age effect in a similar pattern. However, the period and cohort effects showed variation in our subgroup analyses based on sex and SDI subgroups, suggesting the need for country-level studies to better understand the possible impact of these two factors on the prevalence of obesity and overweight.