[Distribution of excess body weight among female residents of Arkhangelsk].
The prevalence of obesity was studied among the female population of Arkhangelsk. A total of 1920 females aged 4 to 60 years were examined. The age of 4 to 7 years were ascertained to be the riskiest period for obesity among children and adolescents. Among girls aged 8 to 11 years, as well as in adolescence and youth, a third had insufficient body weights. 43.7% of the females aged 21 years of older had obesity and adiposity, which requires efforts to implement preventive measures to correct their weight.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology