Συγγραφείς
Maria G Grammatikopoulou, Dimitrios Poulimeneas, Maria I Maraki, Konstantinos Famisis, Konstantina Gerothanasi, Efstratios R Kiranas, Maria Tsigga, ADONUT Study Group
Ημερομηνία δημοσίευσης
2016/6/1
Επιστημονικό άρθρο
Obesity Medicine
Τόμος
2
Σελίδες
31-36
Εκδότης
Elsevier
Περιγραφή
Aim
The study aimed to assess the prevalence of simple and abdominal obesity, among 17-year-olds, in each geographical district of Greece.
Methods
A nationally representative sample of 5759 adolescents was recruited from secondary schools. Weight, stature and waist circumference were measured. Weight status was defined according to the International Obesity Task Force criteria and abdominal obesity with the International Diabetes Federation criteria.
Results
The majority of the adolescents were classified as normoweight (70.9%), 3.9% were underweight, 19.3% were overweight and 5.3% obese, while 8.9% were centrally obese. Underweight ranged from 2.6% in Crete to 8.9% in central Greece. Obesity ranged from 4.8% in Epirus to 8.8% in the Aegean islands. The prevalence of overweight spanned from 15.8% (Ionian Islands and Crete) to 23.9% in the Aegean Sea. The highest prevalence of overweight …
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