Overweight (35 to 44 years)
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Mainland Portugal
Weight – % of individuals with body mass index between 27 and 29.9 (35-44 years)
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)
In 1998/99, a very significant difference was registered between the percentage of overweight males (BMI ≥ 27 and <30) and that of females, the latter being lower. In 2005/2006, in both genders, a reduction in the percentage of overweight people was registered, more evident in females (with a reduction of 11,7%) than in males (with a reduction of 10,4%).
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Region and Gender
Weight – % of individuals with body mass index between 27 and 29.9 (35-44 years), by Region (NUTs level 2) and Gender
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)
Between the NHI of 1998/99 and that of 2005/06, the percentage of overweight people in the 45-64 age group decreased in both genders (10,4% in males and 11,7% in females). On the mainland in general, males registered more excess weight than females. The same was registered in all the regions of mainland Portugal, with the exception of the Norte, where the percentage of overweight females was higher than that of males (20,1% and 15,3%, respectively). The LVT (Lisbon and Tagus River Valley) Region stood out as registering the greatest discrepancy between genders.
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