Diabetes Prevention and Care : Crude percentage of overweight and obesity in diabetic population >25 yr with BMI tested in last 12 months

Crude percentage of overweight and obesity in diabetic population >25 yr with BMI tested in last 12 months

Remarks

The data shown above were collected by the EUCID project for 2005 (2004-2006).

The data presented represent the percentages of the tested diabetic population with BMI values of 25.0 - 29.9 (overweight) or >30.0 (obesity). BMI (Body Mass Index) is defined as body weight divided by the square of body length (kg/m2).

The data are derived from five different sources:

National surveys
Clinical databases on primary care
Clinical databases with a mix of primary and secondary care
Clinical databases on secondary care
Administrative database

Also see the EUphact Overweight for more data on overweight prevalence.

Wittenberg J (RIVM), EUCID project team. Crude percentage of overweight and obesity in diabetic population >25 yr with BMI tested in last 12 months. In: EUPHIX, EUphocus. Bilthoven: RIVM, <http://www.euphix.org> EUphocus\ Diabetes Prevention and Care, 13 May 2008.