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 Proportion of resident population with 18 and more years old with obesity (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of resident population with 18 and more years old with obesity (%) by Sex and Age group; Triennial
Regularity Triennial
Source Statistics Portugal, Statistics on income and living conditions
First available period 2022
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
  • Age group
Concepts
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • OBESITY:  Abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health and corresponds to a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more for the adult population.
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Formule

(Resident population  with 18 and more years old with obesity / Resident population with 18 and more years old)*100

Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 23/04/2025


information presented in 6/5/2025