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Obesity prevalence

Adults, 2018

Survey type:Measured
Age:18-69
Sample size:3948
Area covered:National
References:WHO STEPS Survey Turkmenistan, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/Final_Report_Steps_2018_TKM.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 21.10.20)
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Women, 2000

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-49
Sample size:2117
Area covered:National
References:5th Report on the World Nutrition Situation: Nutrition for Improved Development Outcomes ? March 2004 United nations System, Standing Committee on Nutrition http://www.unscn.org/layout/modules/resources/files/rwns5.pdf
Notes:The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Central Statistical Office and Macro International
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Children, 2017

Survey type:Measured
Age:7
Sample size:3124
Area covered:National
References:WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): report on the fourth round of data collection, 2015–2017. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Cutoffs:WHO

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