Table 1 Measured (objective) prevalence of overweight, obesity and excess weight overall using the WHO definition, by age group, sex and SES variables in 2011–2012 and 2015–2016
2011-2012 | 2015-2016 | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | n | ||||
Total | Excess weight | 42.0 (38.9–45.2) | 398 | 35.4 (32.3–38.3) | 344 | 0.006 | |
Overweight | 28.2 (25.2–31.3) | 267 | 24.2 (21.5–26.9) | 235 | 0.051 | ||
Obese | 13.8 (11.6–16.0) | 131 | 11.2 (9.2–13.1) | 109 | 0.094 | ||
Age group (years) | 8–10 | Excess weight | 51.5 (46.1–56.9) | 172 | 43.8 (39.5–48.5) | 172 | 0.024 |
Overweight | 28.4 (23.8–33.4) | 95 | 26.2 (21.9–30.7) | 103 | 0.484 | ||
Obese | 23.1 (18.7–27.4) | 77 | 17.6 (13.6–21.5) | 69 | 0.069 | ||
11–13 | Excess weight | 43.5 (38.2–48.5) | 148 | 35.8 (30.4–41.1) | 113 | 0.043 | |
Overweight | 30.9 (25.6–35.8) | 105 | 26.9 (22.2–32.0) | 85 | 0.259 | ||
Obese | 12.7 (9.0–16.1) | 43 | 8.9 (5.9–12.4) | 28 | 0.119 | ||
14–15 | Excess weight | 28.5 (23.4–33.6) | 78 | 22.5 (17.4–28.1) | 59 | 0.12 | |
Overweight | 24.5 (19.5–29.9) | 67 | 17.9 (13.3–22.7) | 47 | 0.068 | ||
Obese | 4.0 (1.8–6.4) | 11 | 4.6 (2.2–7.5) | 12 | 0.756 | ||
Sex | Boys | Excess weight | 46.0 (41.6–50.6) | 222 | 41 (36.5–45.4) | 196 | 0.121 |
Overweight | 31.3 (27.3–35.2) | 151 | 25.5 (21.6–29.8) | 122 | 0.04 | ||
Obese | 14.7 (11.5–18.0) | 71 | 15.5 (12.3–18.7) | 74 | 0.735 | ||
Girls | Excess weight | 37.9 (33.4–42.2) | 176 | 30.0 (26.1–34.1) | 148 | 0.011 | |
Overweight | 25.0 (21.0–29.2) | 116 | 22.9 (19.1–26.6) | 113 | 0.466 | ||
Obese | 12.9 (9.9–16.2) | 60 | 7.1 (4.9–9.3) | 35 | 0.005 | ||
Highest Education Level | Primary and compulsory secondary education | Excess weight | 43.2 (39.4–47.1) | 278 | 37.1 (33.2–41.1) | 221 | 0.03 |
Overweight | 27.2 (23.6–30.8) | 175 | 24.2 (20.9–27.9) | 144 | 0.238 | ||
Obese | 16.0 (13.0–18.9) | 103 | 12.9 (10.3–15.6) | 77 | 0.134 | ||
Completed Secondary education | Excess weight | 42.5 (35.0–50.5) | 74 | 30.6 (24.9–36.5) | 68 | 0.026 | |
Overweight | 32.8 (25.5–40.1) | 57 | 22.1 (17.0–27.7) | 49 | 0.024 | ||
Obese | 9.8 (5.5–14.5) | 17 | 8.6 (5.0–12.3) | 19 | 0.68 | ||
Tertiary level | Excess weight | 35.4 (27.1–43.4) | 46 | 35.1 (27.1–43.1) | 53 | 0.961 | |
Overweight | 26.9 (19.7–34.2) | 35 | 26.5 (20.1–33.8) | 40 | 0.928 | ||
Obese | 8.5 (3.9–13.6) | 11 | 8.6 (4.5–13.4) | 13 | 0.973 | ||
Employment status | Working | Excess weight | 40.9 (36.1–45.7) | 179 | 35.9 (32.0–40.2) | 167 | 0.116 |
Overweight | 26.9 (22.5–31.1) | 118 | 24.5 (20.7–28.4) | 114 | 0.401 | ||
Obese | 13.9 (10.8–17.2) | 61 | 11.4 (8.7–14.4) | 53 | 0.234 | ||
Unemployed | Excess weight | 44.0 (37.7–50.7) | 107 | 36.4 (30.5–42.0) | 103 | 0.076 | |
Overweight | 29.2 (23.6–35.4) | 71 | 23.7 (19.1–29.3) | 67 | 0.16 | ||
Obese | 14.8 (10.5–19.9) | 36 | 12.7 (9.0–16.2) | 36 | 0.489 | ||
Household activities | Excess weight | 42.1 (35.9–48.5) | 104 | 33.0 (25.7–40.6) | 59 | 0.061 | |
Overweight | 29.6 (24.1–36.0) | 73 | 24.6 (18.7–31.5) | 44 | 0.244 | ||
Obese | 12.6 (8.4–16.7) | 31 | 8.4 (4.8–12.9) | 15 | 0.158 | ||
Social class based on the occupation the head of the household | I y II (Directors and Managers) | Excess weight | 33.7 (24.7–43.8) | 31 | 38.5 (28.8–48.3) | 37 | 0.492 |
Overweight | 25.0 (15.9–34.1) | 23 | 28.1 (18.8–37.1) | 27 | 0.63 | ||
Obese | 8.7 (3.1–14.8) | 8 | 10.4 (4.8–17.0) | 10 | 0.69 | ||
IIIa, IIIb, IIIc (Administration, supervisors, self-employed) | Excess weight | 39.9 (32.7–48.2) | 65 | 26.8 (20.4–33.5) | 45 | 0.012 | |
Overweight | 28.2 (21.1–34.9) | 46 | 19.1 (13.4–25.3) | 32 | 0.042 | ||
Obese | 11.7 (6.9–17.0) | 19 | 7.7 (4.1–12.2) | 13 | 0.23 | ||
IVa, IVb (Skilled technical Workers) | Excess weight | 43.8 (38.3–49.7) | 144 | 37.2 (31.8–42.0) | 133 | 0.078 | |
Overweight | 28.3 (23.7–33.0) | 93 | 24.0 (19.6–28.3) | 86 | 0.207 | ||
Obese | 15.5 (11.5–19.5) | 51 | 13.1 (9.6–16.9) | 47 | 0.376 | ||
V y VI (Skilled manual workers + non-skilled workers) | Excess weight | 44.6 (38.1–51.5) | 95 | 37.2 (30.6–43.8) | 79 | 0.125 | |
Overweight | 28.6 (22.7–34.6) | 61 | 24.5 (18.9–30.5) | 52 | 0.339 | ||
Obese | 16.0 (11.3–20.7) | 34 | 12.7 (8.0–17.5) | 27 | 0.344 | ||