Overweight (55 to 64 years)
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Mainland Portugal
Weight – % of individuals with body mass index between 27 and 29.9 (55-64 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, the percentage of overweight males was higher than that of females (25,5% and 22,1%, respectively). However, between 1998/99 and 2005/06, a sharp increase in the percentage of overweight females was registered (14,5%) as well as a slight reduction in the percentage of overweight males (-0,4%), so that the values for both genders ended up being very similar (24,4% in males and 25,3% in females).
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Region and Gender
Weight – % of individuals with body mass index between 27 and 29.9 (55-64 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 55-64 age group decreased slightly for males (0,4%) and increased for females (14,5%). However, despite these oscillations, males maintain higher values than females. On a regional level, Centro and Alentejo stood out as having registered the greatest percentages of overweight people, in both genders.
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