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Review
. 2005 May;6(2):113-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00167.x.

Prevalence of obesity in Poland

A Milewicz  1 , D Jedrzejuk, F Lwow, A S Białynicka, J Lopatynski, G Mardarowicz, B Zahorska-Markiewicz
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Review

Prevalence of obesity in Poland

A Milewicz et al. Obes Rev. 2005 May.

Abstract

Obesity is an important health problem in Poland affecting adolescents and adults. A study of a Lower Silesian population aged 20-40 years (25 400 participants), between 1993 and 2003, showed an increase in obese women from 8.9% to 15.0%, but no change in men (6.3% vs. 6.5%, respectively). Obesity occurs more frequently in girls and women (6% and 15%) compared to boys and men (4.0% and 6.5%, respectively). Estimation of obesity prevalence in various parts of Poland seems to be regionally dependent; the highest prevalence of obesity was observed in eastern regions of Poland.

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