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Table 3 Obesity indicators by subpopulations in Chile

From: Geographical disparities in obesity prevalence: small-area analysis of the Chilean National Health Surveys

 

Prevalence (95%CI)

NHS-2009

Prevalence (95%CI)

NHS-2016

Absolute increase

Relative increase

%

Gender

 Male

19.3 (16.5–22)

30.3 (27.1–33.5)

11.0 (6.8–15.2)

57.0 (31.5–87.4)

 Female

30.6 (27.6–33.5)

38.4 (35.3–41.6)

7.9 (3.5–12.2)

25.7 (10.7–42.7)

Age groups

 15 to 24 y

11.0 (7.6–14.3)

17.8 (14.0–21.6)

6.8 (1.8–11.9)

62.4 (11.9–135.6)

 25 to 44 y

23.6 (20.0–27.1)

36.1 (31.9–40.3)

12.5 (7.1–18.0)

53.2 (26.9–85.0)

 45 to 64 y

35.4 (31.4–39.5)

42.2 (38.0–46.4)

6.8 (0.9–12.6)

19.1 (2.3–38.6)

 65 y or more

31.0 (25.6–36.4)

35.6 (31.1–40.1)

4.6 (2.4–11.7)

14.9 (7.4–42.7)

Socioeconomic status

 Low

35.1 (30.6–39.6)

46.6 (41.1–52.1)

11.5 (4.4–18.6)

32.8 (11.6–57.9)

 Medium

24.7 (22.2–27.3)

33.4 (30.5–36.3)

8.7 (4.7–12.6)

35.1 (17.7–55.1)

 High

18.5 (14.1–22.9)

29.4 (24.8–34.1)

10.9 (4.5–17.3.2)

58.7 (19.4–110.9)

  1. 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval. NHS: National Health Survey
  2. a Calculated according to the Chilean NHS traditional approach
  3. b Difference between obesity rates in NHS-2016 and NHS-2009
  4. c The ratio between the difference in the obesity rate in NHS-2009) × 100