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Prevalenza dell'obesità

Adulti, 2018

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:15-94
Dimensioni del campione:2539
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Larsen CVL, Hansen CD, Igemann C et al. Befolkningsundersøgelsen i Grønland 2018. – Levevilkår, livsstil og helbred. Oversigt over indikatorer for folkesundheden. Statens Institute for Folkesundhed
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):NB. Total adults taken as an average of male & female. Worldbank unable to provide male/female ratio for Greenland 50% therefore assumed.
Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m².

Adulti, 2005-2010

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:18+
Dimensioni del campione:2757
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Bjerregaard, P., Jørgensen, M. E. and The Greenland Population Study Group (2013), Prevalence of obesity among Inuit in Greenland and temporal trend by social position. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 25: 335–340. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22372
Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m².

Bambini, 2011

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:6
Dimensioni del campione:842
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Rex KF, Larsen NH, Rex H, Niclasen B, Pedersen ML.A national study on weight classes among children in Greenland at school entry.nt J Circumpolar Health. 2014 Oct 20;73. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v73.25537. eCollection 2014.
Cutoffs:IOTF

Sovrappeso/obesità per età

Adulti, 2014

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Dimensioni del campione:2102
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Dahl-Petersen IK, Larsen CVL, Nielsen NO, Jørgensen ME, Bjerregaard P. Befolkningsundersøgelsen i Grønland 2014. Levevilkår, livsstil og helbred. København og Nuuk [Population health survey in Greenland 2014—living conditions, life style and health. In Danish and Greenlandic]. Copenhagen and Nuuk: National Institute of Public Health and Government of Greenland; 2016.
Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m².

Sovrappeso/obesità per gruppo socio-economico

Uomini, 2005-2010

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:18+
Dimensioni del campione:2757
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Bjerregaard, P., Jørgensen, M. E. and The Greenland Population Study Group (2013), Prevalence of obesity among Inuit in Greenland and temporal trend by social position. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 25: 335–340. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22372
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items.
Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m².

Donne, 2005-2010

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:18+
Dimensioni del campione:2757
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Bjerregaard, P., Jørgensen, M. E. and The Greenland Population Study Group (2013), Prevalence of obesity among Inuit in Greenland and temporal trend by social position. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 25: 335–340. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22372
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items.
Salvo diversa indicazione, il sovrappeso si riferisce a un BMI compreso tra 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², l'obesità si riferisce a un BMI superiore a 30 kg/m².

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adulti, 2017

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:25+
Riferimenti:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Assunzione stimata pro capite di carni lavorate

Adulti, 2017

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:25+
Riferimenti:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adulti, 2017

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:25+
Riferimenti:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Prevalenza del diabete

Adulti, 2021

Età:20-79
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Adulti, 2019

Età:20-79
Riferimenti:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Policies, Interventions and Actions

Strategies and objectives for Public Health

Report in Danish

Categories (partial):Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2013-2019
Target age group:Adulti e bambini
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Bjerregaard P, Niclasen B, Frederiksen N et al. Hvordan gaar det Fokesundhed i Grønland 2014. Inuuneritta II, 2013-2019. Departementet for Sundhed, 2015

Food-based Dietary Guidelines of Greenland

The guidelines are made up of 10 recommendations, including recommendations on physical activity and the social aspects of meals and eating.

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2005 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adulti e bambini
Find out more:www.peqqik.gl

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Absent
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Absent
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Absent
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Absent
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Absent
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Absent
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Absent
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Absent
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Absent
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Absent
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Absent

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Present

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Absent

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated November 27, 2022

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