Table 1 Studies on the prevalence of obesity in Europe over the past fifteen years sorted by country

[17] #

CSS

dm/q

2001

Albania reg.

n = 1,120 age 25 or older

22.0

30.9

[43] #

CSS

dm/q

1999

Austria reg.

n = 841 age 25 – 64

9.7

13.7

[44] # MONICA

CSS

dm/q

1990–1992

Belgium reg.

n = 912 age 25 – 64

14.7

17.5

[10] #

-

-

1994

Bulgaria

n = 1,996 age 25–74

15.3

20.9

[18] # NHANES

CSS

dm/q

1978–1987

Croatia reg.

n = 4,507 age 18 – 74

10.0

13.6

[45]

CSS

dm

-

Czech Republic reg.

n = 933 age 19 – 60

17.0

18.9

[15] MONICA

CSS

dm/q

1992

Czech Republic nat.

n = 2,353 age 25 – 64

18.6

28.2

[19] HAPIEE #

CSS

dm/q

2002–2005

Czech Republic nat.

n = 7,081 age 45 – 69

30.0

32.0

[10] #

-

-

1999–2000

Cyprus

n = 1,019 age 25 – 64

26.6

23.7

[46] MONICA

CSS

dm

1992

Denmark reg.

n = 1,624 age 30 – 60

13.0

11.0

[47]

PCS

dm/q

1993

Denmark reg.

n = 47,589 age 50 – 64

14.0

13.0

[48] #

CSS+ PCS

dm/q

1991–1994

Denmark reg.

n = 30,482 age 20 – 84

12.3

11.2

[32] #

CSS

dm/q

1997

Estonia nat.

n = 1,154 age 19 – 64

9.9

17.4

[49]

CSS

q

1998

Estonia nat.

n = 2,000 age 20 – 64

10.0

15.0

[50]

CSS

dm/q

1997

Finland nat.

n = 37,940 age 25 – 64

14.0

19.9

[49]

CSS

q

1998

Finland nat.

n = 5,000 age 20 – 64

11.0

10.0

[51] #

PCS

dm/q

1992

Finland nat.

n = 17,441 age 25 – 64

14.2

14.9

[52] #

CSS

q

2003

France nat.

n = 25,770 age 15 or older

11.3*

11.3*

[53]

CSS

q

1994–1996

France reg.

n = 1,169 age 30 – 77

4.0

6.2

[54]

CSS

q

1991

France nat.

n = 15,106 age 20 – 99

6.5

7.8

[55] German National Health Survey 1998 #

CSS

dm/q

1998

Germany nat.

n = 7124 age 18 – 79

18.8

21.7

[56] MONICA

CSS

dm/q

1994–1995

Germany reg.

n = 4,792, 25 – 74

19.3

21.5

[57], [58], [59], [60] ATTICA #

CSS

dm/int

2001–2002

Greece reg.

n = 3,042 age 20 – 89

20.0

15.0

[10] #

-

-

1992–1994

Hungary

n = 2,559 age 18 or older

21.0

21.2

[16] #

CSS

dm/q

1985

Iceland nat.

n = 1,361 age 35 – 64

11.0

11.0

[61], [62] #

CSS

dm/q

1997–1999

Ireland nat.

n = 1,379 age 18 – 64

20.0

16.0

[63]

CSS

dm/q

1990–1991

Ireland reg.

n = 784 age 35 – 64

14.2

22.6

[3] InCHIANTI

CSS

dm

1998–2000

Italy reg.

n = 1,453 age 20 or older

22.0

27.7

[11] CINDI

CSS

dm

1998–1999

Italy reg.

n = 1,200 age 25 – 74

25.2

32.3

[64]

CSS

dm

1998

Italy reg.

n = 856 age 35 – 64

14.6*

14.6*

[32] #

CSS

dm/q

1997

Latvia nat.

N = 2,292 age 19 – 64

9.5

18.3

[32] #

CSS

dm/q

1997

Lithuania nat.

N = 2,096 age 19 – 64

11.4

6.0

[49]

CSS

q

1998

Lithuania nat.

n = 3,000 age 20 – 64

10.0

18.0

[10] #

-

-

-

Luxembourg

n = 5,206 age 16 or older

15.3

13.9

[65], [66] MORGEN #

CSS

dm/q

1993–1997

Netherlands reg.

n = 17,824 age 20 – 59

8.6

9.5

[67] TROMSO #

CSS

dm/q

2001

Norway reg.

n = 7,954 age 29 – 75

18.2

20.8

[14] MONICA

CSS/PCS

dm/q

1992–1993

Poland reg.

n = 1,040 age 35 – 64

22.3

36.5

[19] HAPIEE #

CSS

dm/q

2002–2005

Poland nat.

N = 9,170 age 45 – 69

27.0

34.0

[13] #

CSS

dm/q

-

Portugal reg.

n = 1,436 age 18 – 90

13.9

26.1

[16] #

CSS

dm/q

1985

Romania reg.

n = 1,156 age 35 – 64

20.0

31.0

[68] #

CSS

q

2001

Slovenia nat.

n = 9,043 age 25 – 64

16.5

13.8

[12] EPIC #

PCS

dm/q

1992–1996

Spain nat.

n = 37,663 age 29 – 69

28.3

30.0

[69]

CSS

dm/interview

1998

Spain reg.

n = 1,226 age 18 – 65

25.5

30.7

[70], [71], SEEDO

CSS

dm/q

1990–2000

Spain reg.

n = 9,885 age 25 – 60

13.4

15.8

[72]

CSS

dm/q

1999–2000

Spain reg.

n = 3,179 age 25 – 74

25.6

26.3

[73]

CSS

dm/q

1998–2000

Spain reg.

n = 3,421 age 25 – 60

16.9

20.9

[74]

CSS

dm

1989

Spain reg.

n = 704 age 15 and older

12.0

12.0

[75] INTERGENE

CSS

dm/q

2002

Sweden reg.

n = numbers not given, age 25 – 64

15.0

11.0

[76] MONICA #

CSS

dm/q

1999

Sweden reg.

n = 6,914 age 25 – 74

14.6

15.7

[77] MONICA

CSS

dm/q

1992–1993

Switzerland reg.

n = 3,299 age 25 – 74

15.5

9.8

[78] #

CSS

dm/q

2003

Switzerland reg.

n = 12,271 age 35 – 74

15.0

11.0

[79] #

CSS

dm/q

2003

UK nat.

n = 14,836 age 16 or older

22.2

23.0