Table 2 Age-adjusted prevalence (95% confidence interval, CI) of normal weight, overweight, obesity and central obesity in the beginning of the study and the changes in them in men according to the study area and age group

45-54 years

Number of subjects

587

581

288

302

Normal weight

29.1

(25.4 - 32.8)

6.2

(0.8 - 11.5)

28.1

(22.9 - 33.3)

5.0

(-2.5 - 12.4)

Overweight

47.5

(43.5 - 51.6)

-1.1

(-6.8 - 4.7)

46.2

(40.4 - 52.0)

1.8

(-6.3 - 9.9)

Obesity

23.3

(19.9 - 26.8)

-5.1

(-9.8 - -0.4)

25.7

(20.6 - 30.8)

-6.8

(-13.5 - -0.1)

   Class 1 obesity

18.1

(14.9 - 21.2)

-4.8

(-9.0 - -0.6)

22.9

(18.0 - 27.8)

-8.3

(-14.6 - -2.1)

   Class 2 obesity

3.6

(2.1 - 5.1)

-0.1

(-2.3 - 2.0)

2.1

(0.4 - 3.7)

0.9

(-1.7 - 3.4)

   Class 3 obesity

1.7

(0.7 - 2.8)

-0.2

(-1.6 - 1.3)

0.7

(-0.3 - 1.7)

0.6

(-1.0 - 2.3)

Central obesity IDF

60.5

(56.5 - 64.4)

-3.2

(-8.8 - 2.5)

56.6

(50.8 - 62.4)

-1.0

(-9.0 - 7.1)

Central obesity WHO

32.0

(28.2 - 35.8)

-2.8

(-8.1 - 2.5)

29.9

(24.5 - 35.2)

-3.4

(-10.7 - 3.9)

55-64 years

Number of subjects

716

657

422

364

Normal weight

22.2

(19.2 - 25.3)

4.6

(0.0 - 9.1)

21.8

(17.8 - 25.8)

4.0

(-1.9 - 10.0)

Overweight

52.0

(48.3 - 55.6)

-0.5

(-5.8 - 4.8)

50.0

(45.2 - 54.8)

-0.8

(-7.9 - 6.2)

Obesity

25.8

(22.6 - 29.1)

-4.1

(-8.6 - 0.4)

28.2

(23.9 - 32.5)

-3.2

(-9.4 - 3.0)

   Class 1 obesity

19.7

(16.8 - 22.6)

-3.9

(-7.9 - 0.2)

22.5

(18.5 - 26.5)

-3.8

(-9.5 - 1.9)

   Class 2 obesity

4.9

(3.3 - 6.5)

-0.9

(-3.1 - 1.3)

5.0

(2.9 - 7.1)

-0.9

(-3.8 - 2.1)

   Class 3 obesity

1.3

(0.4 - 2.1)

0.7

(-0.6 - 2.1)

0.7

(-0.1 - 1.5)

1.5

(-0.2 - 3.1)

Central obesity IDF

70.6

(67.3 - 74.0)

-0.9

(-5.7 - 4.0)

67.5

(63.0 - 72.0)

4.1

(-2.4 - 10.6)

Central obesity WHO

37.9

(34.3 - 41.5)

3.0

(-2.2 - 8.2)

37.9

(33.3 - 42.6)

2.6

(-4.3 - 9.4)

65-74 years

Number of subjects

486

744

274

400

Normal weight

24.1

(20.3 - 27.9)

1.2

(-3.8 - 6.1)

21.9

(17.0 - 26.8)

4.1

(-2.5 - 10.7)

Overweight

50.8

(46.4 - 55.3)

0.8

(-4.9 - 6.5)

49.3

(43.3 - 55.2)

2.5

(-5.2 - 10.2)

Obesity

25.1

(21.2 - 29.0)

-2.0

(-6.9 - 2.9)

28.8

(23.4 - 34.2)

-6.6

(-13.2 - 0.1)

   Class 1 obesity

20.8

(17.2 - 24.4)

-2.6

(-7.1 - 1.9)

23.7

(18.7 - 28.8)

-7.0

(-13.1 - -0.9)

   Class 2 obesity

3.3

(1.7 - 4.9)

1.1

(-1.1 - 3.4)

4.7

(2.2 - 7.3)

0.0

(-3.3 - 3.3)

   Class 3 obesity

1.0

(0.1 - 1.9)

-0.5

(-1.5 - 0.5)

0.4

(-0.4 - 1.1)

0.4

(-0.8 - 1.6)

Central obesity IDF

74.1

(70.2 - 78.0)

-2.1

(-7.2 - 3.0)

69.3

(63.8 - 74.8)

-0.5

(-7.6 - 6.6)

Central obesity WHO

39.9

(35.5 - 44.3)

0.1

(-5.5 - 5.7)

38.3

(32.5 - 44.1)

1.4

(-6.2 - 8.9)

Total

Number of subjects

1789

1982

984

1066

Normal weight

25.0

(23.0 - 27.0)

4.1

(1.2 - 6.9)

23.7

(21.0 - 26.3)

4.6

(0.8 - 8.4)

Overweight

50.2

(47.9 - 52.5)

-0.3

(-3.5 - 2.9)

48.7

(45.6 - 51.8)

1.0

(-3.3 - 5.3)

Obesity

24.8

(22.8 - 26.8)

-3.8

(-6.5 - -1.1)

27.6

(24.8 - 30.4)

-5.6

(-9.3 - -1.8)

   Class 1 obesity

19.5

(17.6 - 21.3)

-3.8

(-6.2 - -1.3)

23.0

(20.3 - 25.6)

-6.3

(-9.7 - -2.8)

   Class 2 obesity

4.0

(3.1 - 4.9)

0.0

(-1.3 - 1.2)

4.1

(2.8 - 5.3)

-0.1

(-1.9 - 1.6)

   Class 3 obesity

1.3

(0.8 - 1.9)

0.0

(-0.7 - 0.7)

0.6

(0.1 - 1.1)

0.8

(0.0 - 1.7)

Central obesity IDF

68.2

(66.1 - 70.4)

-1.9

(-4.9 - 1.0)

64.8

(61.8 - 67.8)

0.6

(-3.5 - 4.7)

Central obesity WHO

36.5

(34.3 - 38.8)

0.2

(-2.9 - 3.2)

35.7

(32.7 - 38.7)

0.0

(-4.1 - 4.2)