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BMI distribution/social stratification in Swiss conscripts from 1875 to present

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2010
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Staub, K., Rühli, F. J., Woitek, U., & Pfister, C. (2010). BMI distribution/social stratification in Swiss conscripts from 1875 to present. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64, 335–340. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.7

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Background/Objectives:We aimed to extend the actual overweight discussion with new unbiased Swiss conscript data from 2005 to 2006, and to present for the first time Swiss data on body mass index (BMI) before 1950 and for the late-nineteenth century.Subjects/Methods:For this study, 19-year-old Swiss male conscripts (draft army; Cantons Bern, Zurich, Basel-Stadt and Basel-Land) from the census of 1875-1879, 1933-1939 and 2005-2006 (N=28 033; 2005-2006 census) were included. BMI distribution (World Health Organization (WHO) classificati

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64

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4

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335

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340

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English

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2010

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2010-03-19

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0954-3007

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merlin-id:1457

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420 since deposited on 2010-03-19
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Staub, K., Rühli, F. J., Woitek, U., & Pfister, C. (2010). BMI distribution/social stratification in Swiss conscripts from 1875 to present. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64, 335–340. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.7

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