First national epidemiological survey on the prevalence of obesity and abdominal fat distribution in Greek adults

E Kapantais, T Tzotzas, I Ioannidis… - Annals of nutrition and …, 2006 - karger.com
Aim: To provide estimates of the prevalence of obesity, overweight and body fat distribution
among the adult population of Greece. Design: Epidemiological, cross-sectional nationwide …

Five-year incidence of obesity and its determinants: the ATTICA study

M Yannakoulia, D Panagiotakos, C Pitsavos… - Public health …, 2009 - cambridge.org
ObjectivesTo evaluate the 5-year incidence of obesity in a sample of CVD-free adults and
investigate the potential effect of several sociodemographic and lifestyle habits on weight …

Body weight patterns in a country in transition: a population-based survey in Tirana City, Albania

L Shapo, J Pomerleau, M McKee, R Coker… - Public Health …, 2003 - cambridge.org
Objective: This paper reports the distribution and determinants of body mass index (BMI)
and obesity in Tirana City (Albania). Design: Cross-sectional survey conducted in mid-2001 …

[HTML][HTML] Trends of obesity and abdominal obesity in Tehranian adults: a cohort study

F Hosseinpanah, M Barzin, PS Eskandary, P Mirmiran… - BMC public health, 2009 - Springer
Background Considering the increasing trend of obesity reported in current data, this study
was conducted to examine trends of obesity and abdominal obesity among Tehranian adults …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity in Portugal: Comprehensive results from the National Food, nutrition and physical activity survey 2015–2016

A Oliveira, J Araújo, M Severo, D Correia, E Ramos… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Prevalence and risk factors of abdominal obesity in Polish rural children

A Suder, M Janusz, P Jagielski, J Głodzik, T Pałka… - Homo, 2015 - Elsevier
Secular trends of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference indicate greater increase
in abdominal obesity compared to general obesity. Determinants of obesity described by …

Epidemiological survey for the prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity in Greek adolescents

T Tzotzas, E Kapantais, K Tziomalos, I Ioannidis… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study was designed to provide estimates of overweight (OW), obesity (OB), and
abdominal OB (AO) in a representative sample of adolescents throughout the whole of …

Obesity in Europe: scaling an epidemic.

JC Seidell - International journal of obesity and related metabolic …, 1995 - europepmc.org
Obesity, defined as a body mass index> 30 kg/m2 is relatively common in Europe especially
among women and especially in Southern and Eastern European countries. Among men the …

Epidemiology of overweight and obesity in a Greek adult population: the ATTICA Study

DB Panagiotakos, C Pitsavos, C Chrysohoou, G Risvas… - 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To evaluate the status of overweight and obesity in a Greek random sample.
Research Methods and Procedures: From 2001 to 2002, 1514 men (20 to 87 years old) and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity in Greek children 6-12 years old: Results from the National Epidemiological Survey

T Tzotzas, E Kapantais, K Tziomalos, I Ioannidis… - Hippokratia, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To provide estimates of overweight (OW), obesity (OB) and abdominal obesity
(AO) in a sample of children throughout the whole of Greece. Material and Methods: This …