Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in Portugal: comprehensive results from the National Food, nutrition and physical activity survey 2015-2016

• Main Authors: Andreia Oliveira (Author), Joana Araújo (Author), Milton Severo (Author), Daniela Correia (Author), Elisabete Ramos (Author), Duarte Torres (Author), Carla Lopes (Author), by the IAN-AF Consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study includes, for the first time, estimates of general and abdominal obesity prevalence for all ages of the Portuguese population, using common standardized methodologies. Results are compared by sex, age groups, educational level and geographical regions. Methods Particip...