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- Title
Prevalence of obesity in Poland.
- Authors
Milewicz, A.; Jedrzejuk, D.; Lwow, F.; Bialynicka, A. S.; Lopatynski, J.; Mardarowicz, G.; Zahorska-Markiewicz, B.
- Abstract
Obesity is an important health problem in Poland affecting adolescents and adults. A study of a Lower Silesian population aged 20–40 years (25 400 participants), between 1993 and 2003, showed an increase in obese women from 8.9% to 15.0%, but no change in men (6.3% vs. 6.5%, respectively). Obesity occurs more frequently in girls and women (6% and 15%) compared to boys and men (4.0% and 6.5%, respectively). Estimation of obesity prevalence in various parts of Poland seems to be regionally dependent; the highest prevalence of obesity was observed in eastern regions of Poland.
- Subjects
POLAND; OBESITY; NUTRITION disorders; METABOLIC disorders; EPIDEMICS; BODY weight; EATING disorders
- Publication
Obesity Reviews, 2005, Vol 6, Issue 2, p113
- ISSN
1467-7881
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00167.x