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Table 2 Change over time in the prevalence1 of overweight and obesity in urban areas of the selected countries

From: Overweight and obesity in urban Africa: A problem of the rich or the poor?

 

Survey 1

Survey 2

Var (%)2

Not overweight/obese

76.8

68.6

-10.7

Overweight/obese

23.2

31.4

35.5

   Overweight

5.3

6.0

14.5

   Obese

17.9

25.4

41.7

Statistical significance

p = 0.000

 

   N

5,887

14,105

 
  1. 1Based on weighted percentage
  2. 2Percentage of variation between survey 1 and survey 2
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