Changes in selected Czech population obesity prevalence in past three years

The Czech Republic is one of the countries with high prevalence of overweight and obesity. The study provides extensive information on the anthropometrical and biochemical parameters, which are generally used as risk indices for the origin and development of CVD: body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (b.fat), waist circumference (waist), and serum concentrations of lipid parameters with calculated atherogenic index (AI). The nutritional status of a selected population - 6600 members (6200 men and 400 women) of the Czech Army- was assessed in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Following mean values of anthropometrical parameters in male subjects were estimated in mentioned years: BMI 26,7kg/m super(2), 26,8 kg/m super(2) and 26,7 kg/m super(2), body fat percentage 19,5%, 19,0% and 19,0%, waist circumference 92,6 cm, 93,2 cm and 99,8 cm. In women were anthropometrical parameters measured in 2000 and 2001: mean values of BMI were 24,6 and 23,4 kg/m super(2), of fat percentage 20,2 and 20,1%, and of waist 78,5 and 76,6 cm. The results of the study proved the considerable prevalence of the overweightness and obesity in the population group that was followed: according to the calculated BMI, 51%, 52% and 51% of volunteers were estimated in above-mentioned years to be overweight, and 14%, 15% and 15% to be obese, an acceptable BMI range was detected in 35%, 33% and 34% of subjects. In mentioned years 18%, 16% and 16% of followed men were endangered according to the waist values by the high risk, and 27%, 27% and 25% by increased risk of CVD development. According waist values 20% of women were endangered in 2000 and 12% in 2001.