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Overweight and obesity in Croatia.

Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 kg/m2, and overweight as a BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2. The aim of the study of obesity in Croatia was to determine its prevalence and to establish connection with gender, age, education and urban/rural type of living. BMI was assessed in a survey of 270 randomly selected adult health care users from records of four family physicians ; a questionnaire was sent by post. The prevalence of obesity was 11% and of overweight 46%, both higher in males than in females. Age showed positive correlation with obesity, stronger in males than in females. The critical age of getting overweight was 35-49 years. The mean BMI slightly declined with higher education. Urban/rural type of living shoved no correlation with BMI. Since the population in Croatia is getting older, an epidemic of obesity is to be expected.

body mass index; obesity; epidemiology

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