Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Eur J Public Health. 2018 Apr 1;28(2):295-300. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx143.
Monitoring obesity and overweight prevalence is important for assessing interventions aimed at preventing or reducing the burden of obesity. This study aimed to provide current data regarding the prevalence of overweight and obesity of adults, from 20 European countries.
Participants were 34 814 (16 482 men) adults with mean age 50.8 ± 17.7. Data from European Social Survey round 7, 2014, were analysed. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from self-reported height and weight.
The proportion of underweight was only 2%, and 44.9% for normal weight. Overweight and obese accounted for 53.1%. More men than women were overweight (44.7% vs. 30.5%). Older adults were significantly more overweight (42.4%) and obese (20.9%) than middle age and younger adults. Retired people account for a greater proportion of overweight (42.0%) and obese (21.5%), when compared with employed, unemployed and students. People from rural areas were significantly more overweight (39.1 vs. 36.1%) and obese (17.0 vs. 15.3%) than those who lived in urban areas. The estimates indicate that the highest prevalence of overweight was in Czech Republic (45.2%), Hungary (43.7%) and Lithuania (41.7%). For obesity, Slovenia (20.8%), Estonia (19.7%) and the United Kingdom (19.2%) were the countries with the highest prevalence.
Even though data was self-reported, and individuals tend to overestimate their height and underestimate their weight, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is considered high. More than half of the European population is overweight and obese. This study strengthens and updates the claims of an excessive weight epidemic in Europe.
监测肥胖和超重的流行情况对于评估旨在预防或减轻肥胖负担的干预措施非常重要。本研究旨在提供来自 20 个欧洲国家的成年人超重和肥胖流行率的最新数据。
参与者为 34814 名（男性 16482 名）平均年龄为 50.8±17.7 岁的成年人。对 2014 年欧洲社会调查第 7 轮的数据进行了分析。体重指数（BMI）由自我报告的身高和体重计算得出。
体重不足的比例仅为 2%，正常体重的比例为 44.9%。超重和肥胖占 53.1%。与女性相比，男性超重的比例更高（44.7%比 30.5%）。与中年和年轻成年人相比，老年成年人超重（42.4%）和肥胖（20.9%）的比例显著更高。与在职、失业和学生相比，退休人员超重（42.0%）和肥胖（21.5%）的比例更高。与居住在城市地区的人相比，农村地区的人超重（39.1%比 36.1%）和肥胖（17.0%比 15.3%）的比例更高。这些估计表明，超重的最高患病率出现在捷克共和国（45.2%）、匈牙利（43.7%）和立陶宛（41.7%）。肥胖的患病率最高的国家是斯洛文尼亚（20.8%）、爱沙尼亚（19.7%）和英国（19.2%）。
尽管数据是自我报告的，并且个人往往会高估自己的身高并低估自己的体重，但超重和肥胖的流行率仍被认为很高。超过一半的欧洲人口超重和肥胖。本研究加强并更新了欧洲存在过度肥胖流行的说法。
