SynthesisBMC public health2008
Obesity prevalence from a European perspective: a systematic review.
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240 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Technology-assisted weight loss interventions in primary care: a systematic review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Association of personality with the development and persistence of obesity: a meta-analysis based on individual-participant data.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2013Pooled it
- Development and validation of a risk score predicting substantial weight gain over 5 years in middle-aged European men and women.PloS one · 2013Pooled it
- Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts.PLoS medicine · 2013Pooled it
- A 4-week high-AGE diet does not impair glucose metabolism and vascular function in obese individuals.JCI insight · 2022Trial
- Dapagliflozin plus exenatide on patients with type 2 diabetes awaiting bariatric surgery in the DEXBASU study.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effect of Serial Anthropometric Measurements and Motivational Text Messages on Weight Reduction Among Workers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
- Identifying the Bariatric Patient at Risk for Pulmonary Embolism: Prospective Clinical Trial Using Duplex Sonography and Blood Screening.Obesity surgery · 2015Trial
- Crowdsourcing novel childhood predictors of adult obesity.PloS one · 2014Trial
- Effect of concomitant administration of trospium chloride extended release on the steady-state pharmacokinetics of metformin in healthy adults.Clinical drug investigation · 2013Trial
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Abstract
backgroundObesity has been recognised as an important contributing factor in the development of various diseases, but comparative data on this condition are limited. We therefore aimed to identify and discuss current epidemiological data on the prevalence of obesity in European countries.
methodsWe identified relevant published studies by means of a MEDLINE search (1990-2008) supplemented by information obtained from regulatory agencies. We only included surveys that used direct measures of weight and height and were representative of each country's overall population.
resultsIn Europe, the prevalence of obesity (body mass index > or = 30 kg/m2) in men ranged from 4.0% to 28.3% and in women from 6.2% to 36.5%. We observed considerable geographic variation, with prevalence rates in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe being higher than those in Western and Northern Europe.
conclusionIn Europe, obesity has reached epidemic proportions. The data presented in our review emphasise the need for effective therapeutic and preventive strategies.
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