Giamaica
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Attività insufficiente
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Consumo di verdura
Consumo di fast food
Consumo di carni lavorate
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Cancro colon-rettale
Cancro del pancreas
Cancro della colecisti
Cancro del rene
Cancro dell'utero
Aumento della pressione arteriosa
Aumento del colesterolo
Aumento della glicemia a digiuno
Prevalenza del diabete
Ovarian Cancer
Leukemia
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Mulitple Myeloma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thyroid Cancer
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Contextual factors
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 |
