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Table 3 Distribution of proportion of households with obese individuals, according to sociodemographic variables. Brazil, 2008–2009

From: Medicine expenses and obesity in Brazil: an analysis based on the household budget survey

Variables

Proportion of households with at least one obese individual (%) (presence of obese in household)a,b

Area

 

 Rural

28.63

 Urban

32.75

Regions

 

 North and Northeast

29.42

 Mid-South

33.43

Household income per capita (US$)

 

 1st quintile

30.36

 2nd quintile

32.14

 3rd quintile

32.67

 4th quintile

33.48

 5th quintile

31.89

Brazil

32.11

  1. aIncludes individuals of all age groups and excluding pregnant women
  2. bClassification according to recommendations by the World Health Organization for each age group: BMI above 30 kg/m2, for adults and elderly, +3 z-scores, for children under 5 years, and +2 z-scores, for children and adolescents (5–19 years)