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Geographical clusters of obesity in France related to complex longitudinal socio-behavioral profiles: findings from the GAZEL cohort

Joost, Stéphane  
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Fellay, Noé  
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Voruz, Philippe  
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September 1, 2025
Maturitas

Background/objectives: This study analyzed the temporal evolution of geographic clusters of obesity among employees of the French national gas and electricity company in the GAZEL cohort from 1990 to 2015. Subjects/methods: The study included 12,798 men and 4590 women (aged 40 to 72 years) followed since 1989. Spatiotemporal clusters of obesity were identified using SaTScan software, and spatial dependence was assessed with the spatial relative risk function in the SPARR package. General estimating equations accounted for correlated observations in clustered or repeated measures data. Results: SaTScan identified significant obesity clusters primarily in northern France, persisting throughout the study period. In 1990, 35.8 % of participants were in obesity hotspots, peaking at 36.8 % in 1995, then declining to 21.4 % in 2015, as confirmed by spatial relative risk analysis. Despite a stable adjusted mean body mass index, the prevalence of obesity increased, indicating more individuals crossing into obesity. Models showed alcohol and tobacco use were significantly associated with body mass index and spatial clustering, with longitudinal interactions influenced by sex and age. Conclusions: Although adjusted mean body mass index remained stable from 1990 to 2015, obesity prevalence increased, with persistent clusters in northern France and Paris. The dilution of clusters over time may be influenced by aging and retirement-induced relocations. These findings underscore the importance of monitoring spatial and temporal obesity trends within populations to address the growing obesity problem effectively.

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DOI
10.1016/j.maturitas.2025.108665
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-105011188296

Author(s)
Joost, Stéphane  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Fellay, Noé  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Voruz, Philippe  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Ladoy, Anaïs  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Kathari, Gabriel  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Renevey, Raphael  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Goldberg, Marcel

Université Paris Cité

Zins, Marie

Université Paris Cité

Matta, Joane

Université Paris Cité

Czernichow, Sébastien

Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou

Date Issued

2025-09-01

Published in
Maturitas
Volume

200

Article Number

108665

Start page

108665

Subjects

France

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GAZEL

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Geography

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Overweight

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Spatial analysis

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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LGB  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

INSERM

Electricité de France-Gaz de France

Agence nationale de la recherche

ANR-08-BLAN-0028

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July 29, 2025
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