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Table 4 Description of the indicators according to country, region and total sample

From: Country-level and individual correlates of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries

Indicator

Year*

Unit

Romania

Turkey

Bulgaria

Lithuania

Germany†

Netherlands

Italy

Eastern Europe

Western Europe

Total sample

(n = 1,003; 19.3%)

(n = 486; 9.3%)

(n = 984; 18.9%)

(n = 1,018; 19.6%)

(n = 435; 8.4%)

(n = 593; 11.4%)

(n = 687; 13.2%)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

2010

US$ per capita

7670.3

10049.8

6334.68

11046

40163.8

46622.9

33786.6

10472.1 (7670.2)

39795.6 (5924.6)

18898.5 (15103.8)

Real domestic product (RDP)

2010

PPP$ per capita

14778.3

15829.8

13892.2

18120

37651.6

41673.2

32109.6

16948.2 (5440.6)

36700.7 (4429.9)

22624.3 (10326.9)

Average number of calories

2009

kcal/person/day

3487

3666

2791

3486

3549

3261

3627

3329.2 (328.7)

3470.7 (171.9)

3369.9 (299.3)

Available fat

2009

% of total energy

27.62

25.97

32.7

27.93

37.05

37.53

39.21

29.4 (3.1)

38.2 (0.9)

31.9 (4.8)

Available fruits/vegetables

2009

kg/person/year

226.6

361.2

105

171.9

176.2

212.6

312.4

194 (78.8)

253.2 (55.9)

211 (77.7)

Public sector health expenditure (total health expenditure)

2010

% of total health expenditure, WHO estimates

80.36

74.8

55.7

72.9

76.78

84.82

77.62

70.8 (9.5)

80.4 (3.6)

73.6 (9.3)

Public sector expenditure on health (total government expenditure)

2010

% of total government expenditure, WHO estimates

11.92

12.8

11.28

12.56

18.52

20.08

14.72

12.4 (1.6)

17.4 (2.5)

13.9 (3)

Motor vehicles

2007

N° motor vehicles/1000 people

180

131

295

479

623

503

677

314.7 (156.9)

583.2 (67.5)

391.8 (183.4)

Passenger cars

2007

N° passenger cars/1000 people

156

88

257

470

566

441

601

286.3 (158.4)

521.5 (66.3)

353.9 (174.5)

N° policies to prevent obesity in children

2010

N° policies to prevent obesity in children from 2000 to 2010

5

2

7

4

6

11

3

4.9 (1.6)

6.6 (3.7)

5.4 (2.5)

  1. Note: Eastern Europe includes Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Lithuania, and East Germany; Western Europe includes West Germany, Netherlands and Italy.
  2. *Indicators were obtained for 2010. Otherwise, data from the most recent year available were used (i.e., 2009, 2007); †East Germany (n = 219) and West Germany (n = 216).
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