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Women and countries\/territories with higher income and baseline obesity prevalence had larger increases in prevalence magnitude, whereas the rate of increase was more rapid in men and countries\/territories with lower income and baseline prevalence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings support prevention strategies to slow the rate of increase in early adulthood obesity prevalence alongside nationwide measures to combat obesity at all ages. 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