Obesity (55 to 64 years)

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• Mainland Portugal
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Mainland Portugal

Obesity – % of individuals with body mass index > 30 (55-64 years)

(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal by INE/INSA.
(b) Italy for male and Denmark for female, Eurostat (2007)
Fonte: 3º e 4ºINS, INSA/INE

(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal by INE/INSA.
(b) Italy for male and Denmark for female, Eurostat (2007)
Fonte: 3º e 4ºINS, INSA/INE

In 1998/99, a  difference was registered between the percentage of obese males (BMI ≥ 30) and that of females, the latter being superior. In 2005/2006, this discrepancy between genders increase, as a consequence of a greater increase in the number of male cases relative to female cases (35,8% and 21,5%, respectively).go to top

Region

Obesity – % of individuals with body mass index > 30 (55-64 years), by Region

(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal by INE/INSA.
(b) Italy for male and Denmark for female, Eurostat (2007)
Fonte: 3º e 4ºINS, INSA/INE

(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal by INE/INSA.
(b) Italy for male and Denmark for female, Eurostat (2007)
Fonte: 3º e 4ºINS, INSA/INE

In 2005/2006, the highest value was registered in LVT, both for males and females (20,6% and 27,1 respectively). The lowest was in Centro for males (15,9%) and in Algarve (16,8) for females.

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