title: Ten-Year Trends (2000-2010) of Overweight and Obesity Prevalence among the Young and Middle-Aged Adult Population of the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article aimed at assessing the 10-year trends (2000-2010) in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Balearic Islands' adult population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) for young (18-35 year-olds) and middle-aged (36-55 year-olds) adults living in the Balearics was calculated. Data represented 1,089 people during 1999-2000 and 1,081 people during 2009-2010. The BMI categories were as follows: normal weight (18.5 < 25), overweight (25.0 < 30) and obese (≥30).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Weighted frequency estimates and logistic regression analysis were used to calculate overweight and obesity trends. While the prevalence of overweight and obesity mostly remained stable over the 2000-2010 period, the prevalence of obesity increased from 5.1 to 8.3% in young adults (aged 18-35), a 1.66-fold increase in prevalence (95% CI 1.02-2.70) over the study period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Total overweight and obesity prevalence remained stable in the Balearic adult population; however, a rising prevalence of obesity has been observed in young adults, which suggests a need to develop and change current strategies in order to reverse the current trends in obesity among this age group.
authors: Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands, and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatologx00ED;a de la Obesidad y la Nutricix00F3;n), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
authors: Josep L
authors: JL
authors: Coll
authors: Maria Del Mar
authors: Mdel M
authors: Bibiloni
authors: Rogelio
authors: R
authors: Salas
authors: Josep A
authors: JA
authors: Tur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D019083:Mediterranean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult