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Table 2 Crude prevalence (95% CI) by lifestyle factor &, year and region, HIS, Belgium 19972008

From: Is the different time trend (1997–2008) of the obesity prevalence among adults in the three Belgian regions associated with lifestyle changes?

 

Year

Flemish Region

Brussels Region

Walloon Region

AL

1997

6.5 (5.3 – 7.7)

8.6 (7.1 – 10.1)

9.6 (7.7 – 11.4)

 

2001

8.5 (7.4 – 9.6)

13.0 (11.3 – 14.7)

10.6 (9.2 – 12.0)

 

2004

8.1 (7.0 – 9.3)

11.7 (10.1 – 13.3)

10.6 (9.1 – 12.1)

 

2008

11.3 (9.8 – 12.8)

11.3 (9.7 – 12.9)

13.6 (11.8 – 15.5)

TA

1997

24.1 (21.9 - 26.2)

27.0 (24.5 – 29.6)

27.5 (25.1 – 29.9)

 

2001

22.9 (21.1 – 24.7)

25.4 (23.2 – 27.6)

26.0 (24.0 – 28.0)

 

2004

22.6 (20.6 – 24.6)

23.8 (21.4 – 26.1)

25.7 (23.5 – 27.9)

 

2008

18.7 (16.7 – 20.6)

22.3 (20.0 – 24.6)

24.0 (21.6 – 26.4)

NH

1997

22.2 (20.0 – 24.4)

20.3 (17.9 – 22.6)

27.4 (24.9 – 29.9)

 

2001

46.9 (44.5 – 49.2)

36.3 (33.8 – 38.8)

39.8 (37.4 – 42.1)

 

2004

44.9 (42.6 – 47.2)

41.8 (39.2 – 44.4)

39.5 (37.0 – 42.0)

 

2008

60.2 (57.8 – 62.6)

53.9 (51.4 – 56.4)

54.6 (52.2 – 57.1)

PA

1997

28.8 (26.4 – 31.1)

41.2 (38.2 – 44.2)

38.8 (35.9 – 41.8)

 

2001

29.3 (27.2 – 31.5)

38.2 (35.8 – 40.6)

42.6 (40.2 – 44.9)

 

2004

20.8 (19.0 – 22.6)

27.0 (24.6 – 29.5)

31.7 (29.3 – 34.1)

 

2008

22.2 (20.1 – 24.2)

30.9 (28.3 – 33.5)

34.9 (32.3 – 37.4)

  1. &Lifestyle factors: daily drinking alcohol (AL), current smoking (TA), eating daily fruit and vegetables (NH) and lack of leisure time physical activity (PA).