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  • Prevalência de obesidade
  • Discriminação da população
  • Condutores
  • Comorbidades
  • Políticas (disponível apenas em inglês)
  • Contextual factors
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Prevalência de obesidade

Adultos, 2018

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:15-94
Tamanho da amostra:2539
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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
Notas:NB. Total adults taken as an average of male & female. Worldbank unable to provide male/female ratio for Greenland 50% therefore assumed.
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Adultos, 2005-2010

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:18+
Tamanho da amostra:2757
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Crianças, 2011

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:6
Tamanho da amostra:842
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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

Excesso de peso/obesidade por idade

Adultos, 2014

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Tamanho da amostra:2102
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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 indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Excesso de peso/obesidade por grupo socioeconómico

Homens, 2005-2010

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:18+
Tamanho da amostra:2757
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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
Notas:Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items.
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Mulheres, 2005-2010

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:18+
Tamanho da amostra:2757
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências: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
Notas:Social position was scored from information about education, housing density and ownership of specified household items.
Salvo indicação em contrário, o excesso de peso refere-se a um IMC entre 25 kg e 29,9 kg/m², a obesidade refere-se a um IMC superior a 30 kg/m².

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25+
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Estimativa de ingestão de carne processada per capita

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25+
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:25+
Referências:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Prevalência de diabetes

Adultos, 2021

Idade:20-79
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Adultos, 2019

Idade:20-79
Referências:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):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:Adultos e crianças
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:Adultos e crianças
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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