From: Ten-year trends in overweight and obesity in the adult Portuguese population, 1995 to 2005
Gender/age group | 1995-6 | 1998-9 | 2005-6 |
---|---|---|---|
Men | Â | Â | Â |
Overweight (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   18-24 | 20.9 (19.4 - 22.5) | 20.5 (18.9 - 22.1) | 16.8 (15.0 - 18.6) |
   25-34 | 36.1 (34.3 - 37.9) | 36.6 (34.8 - 38.4) | 39.7 (37.4 - 42.1) |
   35-44 | 44.4 (42.6 - 46.1) | 46.9 (45.1 - 48.7) | 46.0 (43.7 - 48.2) |
   45-54 | 49.9 (48.1 - 51.7) | 49.7 (47.9 - 51.4) | 47.4 (45.2 - 49.6) |
   55-64 | 46.9 (45.0 - 48.7) | 49.9 (48.0 - 51.7) | 48.3 (46.0 - 50.6) |
   65-74 | 43.6 (41.7 - 45.5) | 47.9 (46.0 - 49.8) | 47.2 (44.9 - 49.6) |
   75+ | 37.8 (35.3 - 40.4) | 42.7 (40.2 - 45.2) | 43.8 (41.0 - 46.6) |
Obesity (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   18-24 | 2.1 (1.5 - 2.6) | 3.2 (2.5 - 3.9) | 3.7 (2.8 - 4.6) |
   25-34 | 6.6 (5.6 - 7.5) | 7.1 (6.1 - 8.0) | 8.3 (7.0 - 9.6) |
   35-44 | 11.1 (10.0 - 12.3) | 11.8 (10.7 - 13.0) | 13.9 (12.3 - 15.4) |
   45-54 | 13.4 (12.2 - 14.6) | 15.0 (13.7 - 16.3) | 19.5 (17.7 - 21.2) |
   55-64 | 15.7 (14.4 - 17.0) | 16.2 (14.8 - 17.6) | 20.1 (18.3 - 22.0) |
   65-74 | 13.0 (11.7 - 14.3) | 14.9 (13.5 - 16.3) | 17.7 (15.9 - 19.5) |
   75+ | 7.8 (6.4 - 9.2) | 10.1 (8.6 - 11.7) | 12.9 (11.0 - 14.7) |
Women | Â | Â | Â |
Overweight (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   18-24 | 10.7 (9.4 - 11.9) | 10.4 (9.1 - 11.7) | 10.2 (8.6 - 11.7) |
   25-34 | 23.1 (21.5 - 24.7) | 21.9 (20.4 - 23.4) | 21.5 (19.5 - 23.4) |
   35-44 | 34.1 (32.4 - 35.7) | 32.1 (30.5 - 33.7) | 28.5 (26.6 - 30.5) |
   45-54 | 39.0 (37.4 - 40.7) | 38.9 (37.2 - 40.5) | 37.0 (35.0 - 39.0) |
   55-64 | 41.1 (39.4 - 42.7) | 41.1 (39.4 - 42.7) | 42.4 (40.3 - 44.6) |
   65-74 | 39.9 (38.1 - 41.6) | 39.7 (38.0 - 41.4) | 41.8 (39.7 - 43.8) |
   75+ | 29.3 (27.4 - 31.2) | 33.5 (31.6 - 35.5) | 32.8 (30.4 - 35.1) |
Obesity (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   18-24 | 2.0 (1.4 - 2.5) | 2.3 (1.6 - 2.9) | 2.7 (1.9 - 3.5) |
   25-34 | 5.6 (4.7 - 6.4) | 6.4 (5.5 - 7.3) | 8.0 (6.6 - 9.3) |
   35-44 | 11.4 (10.3 - 12.4) | 11.9 (10.8 - 13.0) | 13.5 (12.0 - 14.9) |
   45-54 | 17.8 (16.5 - 19.1) | 19.4 (18.1 - 20.7) | 20.5 (18.8 - 22.1) |
   55-64 | 19.0 (17.7 - 20.3) | 20.3 (18.9 - 21.7) | 22.8 (21.0 - 24.6) |
   65-74 | 16.1 (14.8 - 17.4) | 19.3 (17.9 - 20.7) | 22.6 (20.8 - 24.4) |
   75+ | 11.7 (10.3 - 13.0) | 14.2 (12.7 - 15.6) | 16.6 (14.8 - 18.4) |