Trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity: are Portuguese adolescents still increasing weight?

Adilson Marques () and Margarida Gaspar Matos
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Adilson Marques: Universidade de Lisboa
Margarida Gaspar Matos: Universidade de Lisboa

International Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 61, issue 1, No 6, 49-56

Abstract: Abstract Objective To report the prevalence and trends of the BMI of Portuguese adolescents in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Methods 4138 boys and 4472 girls self-reported weight, height, physical activity, perception of health and life satisfaction. Results For adolescents aged 11–13 years, the prevalence of overweight/obesity decreased from 23.5 % in 2002 to 20.7 % in 2010, using IOTF cutoff points, and decreased from 32.4 to 28.4 % between 2002 and 2010 using WHO cutoff points. For adolescents aged 15–17 years, the prevalence increased from 13.9 to 16.8 % between 2002 and 2010 using IOTF cutoff, and increased from 14.8 % in 2002 to 18.2 % in 2010 when using WHO cutoff points. Although the prevalence decreased among younger adolescents and increased among older ones, the differences were not significant. Physical activity in the last 7 days (p

Keywords: Portugal; Adolescent obesity; Body mass index; HBSC; Prevalence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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