• Panoramica
  • Prevalenza dell'obesità
  • Contextual factors
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Prevalenza dell'obesità

Adulti, 2016-2017

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:15-75
Dimensioni del campione:2807
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey III (2016-2017) https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fcaribbeaninstituteofnephrology.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2FJHLS-III-NCD-Metabolic-Risk-Factors-and-CVC-Renal-Conference-2019-01-18Final1-1.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK (last accessed 04.05.2022)
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, 2007-2008

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:15-74
Dimensioni del campione:2848
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Jamaican Health & Lifestyle Survey 2008
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, 1999

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:15+
Dimensioni del campione:1935
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Ichinohe M, Mita R, Saito K, Shinkawa H, Nakaji S, Coombs M, Carney A, Wright B and Fulla EL. (2005). The prevalence of obesity and its relationship with lifestyle factors in Jamaica. Tohoku Journal of Exp Medicine, 207: 21 - 32.
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, 2022

Tipo di sondaggio:Auto-riferito
Età:13-17
Dimensioni del campione:3041
Area coperta:Regional - St Catherine
Riferimenti:Global School-Based Student Health Survey, Jamaica (St Catherine) 2023 Fact Sheet. Available at:https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/2023-gshs-fact-sheet-jamaica-(st-catherine) (Accessed: 13.06.25)
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Bambini, 2018

Tipo di sondaggio:Misurato
Età:6-12
Dimensioni del campione:446
Area coperta:Regionale
Riferimenti: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
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):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

Bambini, 2017

Tipo di sondaggio:Auto-riferito
Età:13-17
Dimensioni del campione:1667
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Jamaica_2017_GSHS_FS.pdf?ua=1&ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

Bambini, 2010

Tipo di sondaggio:Auto-riferito
Età:13-15
Dimensioni del campione:1623
Area coperta:Nazionale
Riferimenti:Global School-based Student Health Survey, Fact Sheet available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2010_GSHS_FS_Jamaica.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

0-5 years, 2018-2019

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:135279
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2018. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2020
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:607
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2016. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2019
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2014

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:584
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2014. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2017
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2012

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:1722
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2012. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2015
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2010

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:589
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2010. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2013
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2008-2009

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:1561
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2008. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2013
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

Ragazze, 2008-2009

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:1562
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2008. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2013
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2007

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:672
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2007. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2013
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:641
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2006. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2013
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2004

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:788
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2004. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2005
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2002

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:3301
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2002. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2003
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2001

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:628
Riferimenti:Other: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2001. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2002
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2000

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:775
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions 2000. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2001
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1999

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:777
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions, 1999. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2000
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1998

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:2442
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions, 1998. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 1999
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1997

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:911
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions, 1997. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 1998
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1996

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:993
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions, 1996. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 1997
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1995

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:995
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions, 1995. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 1997
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1994-1995

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:967
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions, 1994. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 1996
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1993-1994

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:938
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions 1993. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 1995
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1992-1993

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:1779
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions 1992. Kingston: The Planning Institute and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, 1994
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1991-1992

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:698
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica survey of living conditions - report 1991. Kingston: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 1992
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1989

Età:0-5
Dimensioni del campione:859
Riferimenti:LSMS: Jamaica Living Standards and Measurement Survey 1989. Kingston: The World Bank, 1990
Note (disponibile solo in inglese):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizioni (disponibile solo in inglese):=>+2SD

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