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. 2023 Dec;62(4):605-614.
doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.04.4.

TRENDS IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG SERBIAN ADULT POPULATION 2000-2013

Jelena Gudelj Rakić  1 , Miloš Maksimović  2 , Hristina Vlajinac  3 , Janko Janković  4 , Danka Vukašinović  2 , Jelena Marinković  5
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TRENDS IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG SERBIAN ADULT POPULATION 2000-2013

Jelena Gudelj Rakić et al. Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine changes in body mass index (BMI) and in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Serbian adult population. Data for this study were obtained from three National Health Interview Surveys, carried out as cross-sectional, nationally representative surveys in 2000, 2006 and 2013. The values of p for trends of sociodemographic and health related behavioral characteristics, of BMI distribution, and of overweight and obesity prevalence were determined by univariate and multivariate linear and logistic regression analyses, with year of survey as a continuous variable. The mean values of BMI and standard deviations in surveys were 26.09±3.92, 26.28±4.02 and 26.87±4.33 in men, and 25.91±5.25, 25.77±5.22 and 26.35±5.58 in women, respectively (trend p<0.001 both). The prevalence of obesity was 14.3%, 16.5% and 21.4% in men, and 20.0%, 19.7% and 23.3% in women, respectively (trend p<0.001 both). The prevalence of overweight did not change significantly during the observed period. In conclusion, the prevalence of obesity showed an increasing trend in both men and women, demanding targeted public health interventions.

Keywords: National health survey; Obesity; Overweight; Serbia; Trend.

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