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Trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity: are Portuguese adolescents still increasing weight?

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  • Adilson Marques

    (Universidade de Lisboa
    Universidade de Lisboa
    Universidade de Lisboa)

  • Margarida Gaspar Matos

    (Universidade de Lisboa
    Universidade de Lisboa
    Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada)

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Objective To report the prevalence and trends of the BMI of Portuguese adolescents in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Methods 4138 boys and 4472 girls self-reported weight, height, physical activity, perception of health and life satisfaction. Results For adolescents aged 11–13 years, the prevalence of overweight/obesity decreased from 23.5 % in 2002 to 20.7 % in 2010, using IOTF cutoff points, and decreased from 32.4 to 28.4 % between 2002 and 2010 using WHO cutoff points. For adolescents aged 15–17 years, the prevalence increased from 13.9 to 16.8 % between 2002 and 2010 using IOTF cutoff, and increased from 14.8 % in 2002 to 18.2 % in 2010 when using WHO cutoff points. Although the prevalence decreased among younger adolescents and increased among older ones, the differences were not significant. Physical activity in the last 7 days (p

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  • Adilson Marques & Margarida Gaspar Matos, 2016. "Trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity: are Portuguese adolescents still increasing weight?," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 61(1), pages 49-56, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:61:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1007_s00038-015-0758-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0758-8
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