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Table 8 Adjusted prevalence of subjects in need of weight management NBPW 2009

From: Need for weight management in Switzerland: findings from National Blood Pressure Week 2009

 

Age

N

%

95% CI

female

18-29

249,442

44.2

35.9-52.9

 

30-39

314,741

56.9

48.8-64.8

 

40-49

404,080

66.2

60.4-71.6

 

50-59

347,881

70.9

66.1-75.3

 

60-69

316,056

78.8

74.5-82.5

 

70-79

246,690

83.3

79.2-86.8

 

> = 80

196,691

86.6

80.6-91.0

male

18-29

190,878

33.5

18.8-52.3

 

30-39

321,612

59.0

47.7-69.5

 

40-49

349,960

56.2

48.5-63.5

 

50-59

310,484

62.9

55.6-69.6

 

60-69

278,132

73.1

67.4-78.1

 

70-79

179,757

77.7

71.5-82.9

 

> = 80

92,603

78.7

67.2-86.9

total

 

3,799,006

62.2

58.5-65.8

female

 

2,075,581

66.1

62.7-69.2

male

 

1,723,425

58.2

52.4-63.8

  1. * N: estimated number of subjects in need for weight management [adjusted WC≥94(80)]; %: estimated prevalence of subjects in need for weight management in the Swiss population; CI: confidence intervals. All figures are population corrected (weighted). Sources: National Blood Pressure Week 2009, pharmaSuisse & Swiss Heart Foundation; Swiss Health Survey 2007, Federal Office of Public Health.