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Table 6 Prevalence of uncorrected, reported obesity in Switzerland and other countries, by age group

From: Ten-year trends in overweight and obesity in the adult Portuguese population, 1995 to 2005

Period

Portugal 2005-6

Switzerland, 2007

France, 2006

France, 2009

Men

    

   [18-34]

6.0

4.9

7.5 a

8.5 a

   [35-44]

13.9

7.8

11.5

13.0

   [45-54]

19.5

10.3

15.0

16.0

   [55-64]

20.1

13.4

19.0

20.0

   [65-74]

17.7

13.3

17.0

18.0

   [75+

12.9

9.2

  

Women

    

   [18-34]

5.5

4.6

10.0 a

12.0 a

   [35-44]

13.5

6.0

15.0

14.5

   [45-54]

20.5

8.7

15.0

16.0

   [55-64]

22.8

10.8

18.0

19.5

   [65-74]

22.6

13.1

16.0

18.0

   [75+]

16.6

9.9

  
  1. Obesity defined as a BMI ≥30 kg/m2. Data for Switzerland obtained from [10]; data from France obtained from [39]. a: for age group 25-34 years. Results are expressed in percentage.