Adilson Marques|Miguel Peralta|Ana Naia|Nuno Loureiro|Margarida Gaspar de Matos
Prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in 20 European countries, 2014
University of Lisbon|Universidade Nova de Lisboa|University of Lisbon|University of Lisbon|Centro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação|Instituto Politécnico de Beja|University of Lisbon|Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida
monitoring obesity overweight prevalence important assessing interventions aimed preventing reducing burden obesity study aimed provide current data regarding prevalence overweight obesity adults 20 european countriesparticipants 34 814 16 482 men adults mean age 508 177 data european social survey round 7 2014 analysed body mass index bmi calculated selfreported height weightthe proportion underweight 2 449 normal weight overweight obese accounted 531 men women overweight 447 vs 305 older adults significantly overweight 424 obese 209 middle age younger adults retired people account greater proportion overweight 420 obese 215 compared employed unemployed students people rural areas significantly overweight 391 vs 361 obese 170 vs 153 lived urban areas estimates indicate highest prevalence overweight czech republic 452 hungary 437 lithuania 417 obesity slovenia 208 estonia 197 united kingdom 192 countries highest prevalenceeven though data selfreported individuals tend overestimate height underestimate weight prevalence overweight obesity considered high half european population overweight obese study strengthens updates claims excessive weight epidemic europe