Table 2 Studies on the European prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) among the adult population based on self-reported and direct measurements.
From: Obesity prevalence from a European perspective: a systematic review
| Â | Â | Self report | Â | Direct measure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | Year of Survey/Reference | Men | Women | Year of Survey/Reference | Men | Women |
Denmark | 2001 [80] | 11.8 | 12.5 | 1991–1994 [48] | 12.3 | 11.2 |
Finland | 1994 [81] | 12.2 | 12.9 | 1992 [51] | 14.2 | 14.9 |
Germany | 2002 [82] | 12.1 | 10.3 | 1998 [55] | 18.8 | 21.7 |
Greece | 2002 [2] | 20.1 | 16.6 | 2001–2002 [57], [58], [59], [60] | 20.0 | 15.0 |
Italy* | 1991 [83] | 7.0 | 6.1 | 1998–2000 [3] | 22.0 | 27.7 |
Lithuania | 2002 [84] | 16.2 | 16.0 | 1997 [32] | 11.4 | 6.0 |
Netherlands | 2001 [85] | 8.9 | 12.4 | 1993–1997 [65], [66] | 8.6 | 9.5 |
Portugal | 1998–1999 [86] | 11.5 | 14.2 | [13] | 13.9 | 26.1 |
Spain | 1993 [87] | 8.1 | 8.2 | 1992–1996 [12] | 28.3 | 30.0 |
Sweden | 2000–2001 [29] | 9.6 | 9.3 | 1999 [76] | 14.6 | 15.7 |
Switzerland | 2000 [88] | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2003 [78] | 15.0 | 11.0 |
United Kingdom | 2000–2001 [89] | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2003 [79] | 22.2 | 23.0 |