Obesity in Germany had increased from 16% to 23% since 1985

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From 1985 to 2002, the prevalence of obesity among Germany adults increased from 16.2 percent to 22.5 percent in females, and 16.2 percent to 23.5 percent in males.

The prevalence of “pronouced obesity”, defined as having a body mass index of 35 or more, increased from 4.5 to 7.5 percent in females, and 1.5 to 5.2 percent in males.

The most important social characteristics related to pronounced obesity prevalences are low educational status, low occupational status and low household income.

The study included 12,984 males and 13,630 females aged 25-69 years.

REFERENCE

Helmert U, Strube H. [Trends in the development and prevalence of obesity in Germany between 1985 and 2002]. Gesundheitswesen. 2004 Jul, 66(7):409-15.

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U. Helmert
Zentrum fur Sozialpolitik
Universitat Bremen
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