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The prevalence of obesity in the Czech population according to different normative criteria

The result's identifiers

  • Result code in IS VaVaI

    <a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F12%3A00061859" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/12:00061859 - isvavai.cz</a>

  • Alternative codes found

    RIV/00216224:14510/12:00064582

  • Result on the web

  • DOI - Digital Object Identifier

Alternative languages

  • Result language

    angličtina

  • Original language name

    The prevalence of obesity in the Czech population according to different normative criteria

  • Original language description

    Accurate assessment of obesity depends on the accurate measurement of body fat. However, in praxis, we often use simple anthropometric indices. The main objective of this study is the comparison of the obesity rate expressed by anthropometric indices (BMI, waist/hip ratio - WHR) with the expression in %body fat in different age and gender groups of the Czech population. Indicators of obesity were investigated in a sample of 569 subjects (273 men, 296 women), divided into 6 age categories. According to measured values of % body fat, 19.8% of Czech men and 43.6% of women fall into the obese category. If we set the criterion for obesity BMI (25 kg/m2), then the obese category includes 52% men and 38.2% women. Based on the WHR, we can say that 37.4% men and 56.1% women fall into the category of obese people. All the used indicators of obesity demonstrate fact that the percentage of obese persons in the Czech population is high and increases with age.

  • Czech name

  • Czech description

Classification

  • Type

    O - Miscellaneous

  • CEP classification

    AK - Sport and leisure time activities

  • OECD FORD branch

Result continuities

  • Project

  • Continuities

    O - Projekt operacniho programu

Others

  • Publication year

    2012

  • Confidentiality

    S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů