Although child obesity rates appear to be stabilizing in many high-income European countries, including the UK, they are accelerating at an alarming rate in many other parts of the world. The largest increase in the number of obese children has been in East Asia. China and India have seen ...
Several European countries have seen notable increases as well. For example, Hungary’s obesity rate has climbed to about 32%, and the UK has an obesity rate of approximately 27%. These increases are attributed to dietary changes and lower levels of physical activity. Which country surprised you...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity varied across countries, across towns and cities within countries, and across populations of men and women. InChinaand Japan, for instance, the obesity rate for men and women was about 5 percent, but in some cities in China it had climbed to nearly ...
Nationally representative survey data from 15 European countries were harmonized and used in a meta-regression of trends in prevalence and educational inequalities in obesity between 1990 and 2010. Educational inequalities were estimated by means of absolute rate differences and relative rate ratios in ...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Thai population: Results of the National Thai Food Consumption Survey N. Jitnarin V. Kosulwat W. S. C. Poston Eating and Weight Disorders (2011) Prevalence and determinants of childhood overweight and obesity in European countries: pooled analysis of ...
In total 2117 children age 4-14years participated (92.4% response rate). The prevalence of thinness significantly increased between 2008 and 2015 (adjusted OR 1.5 95% CI: 1.2-1.8). There were no other significant differences in children's weight status between survey years. One quarter of ...
The examination response rate for adults in 2013-2014 was 64%.18 Data from 21 013 participants in NHANES 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, and 2011-2012 were also included to examine changes in obesity prevalence over the decade. Information about sample sizes and response rates for the ...
p pBackground/p pIn high income countries there has been little improvement in stillbirth rates over the past two decades. Previous studies have indicated an ethnic disparity in the rate of stillbirths. This study aimed to determine whether maternal ethnicity is independently associated with late st...
OBJECTIVE:To determine and compare attitudes, skills, and practices in childhood obesity management in 4 European countries with different obesity prevalence, health care systems, and economic situations.METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was distributed to primary health care providers from France, Italy,...
it was reported that 52.3 daily doses were prescribed for every 1000 inhabitants in European countries.26In Australia, 34 million prescriptions were issued for mental health-related diseases in 2013–2014, and 67% (23 million) of those were for antidepressants.27In 2012–2013, mental health-rela...