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  • Prevalência de obesidade
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Prevalência de obesidade

Adultos, 2003-2006

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:20+
Tamanho da amostra:1622
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:The Central America Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI): Survey of Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Disease Risk Factors. Belize, San José, San Salvador, Guatemala City, Managua and Tegucigalpa Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2011
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, 2018

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:6-12
Tamanho da amostra:588
Área abrangida:Regional
Referências:Kirin Rambaran, Surujpal Teelucksingh, Sesh Gowrie Sankar, Michael Boyne, Godfrey Xuereb, Ambra Giorgetti & Michael B. Zimmermann (2020) High prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in ten Caribbean countries: 2018 cross-sectional data and a narrative review of trends in Trinidad and Tobago, Child and Adolescent Obesity, DOI: 10.1080/2574254X.2020.1847632
Notas:Not nationally representative but a cluster sampling strategy was used to obtain data across the varying geographical and socioeconomic areas of the country. Students with a history of major medical illnesses (such as malignancy, diabetes mellitus, asthma, thyroid disease, haemoglobinopathies, or congenital genetic disorders), or those taking chronic medications for such diseases were excluded from the study. Note that this study has a small sample size.
Cutoffs:WHO

Crianças, 2015-2016

Tipo de inquérito:Medido
Idade:0-5
Tamanho da amostra:2397
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Statistical Institute of Belize and UNICEF Belize. 2017. Belize Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2015-2016, Final Report. Belmopan, Belize: Statistical Institute of Belize and UNICEF Belize. https://www.unicef.org/belize/media/936/file/Multiple%20indicator%20cluster%20survey.pdf (Accessed 15.06.21)
Notas:Infants.
Definições (disponível apenas em inglês):Weight for Height. Overweight or obesity = >2SD
Cutoffs:Other

Crianças, 2011

Tipo de inquérito:Autorreportado
Idade:13-15
Tamanho da amostra:2122
Área abrangida:Nacional
Referências:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2011_GSHS_FS_Belize.pdf?ua=1 (available at 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

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