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. 2016 Feb 2;50(Suppl 1):9s. doi: 10.1590/S01518-8787.2016050006685

Table 4. Prevalence (%) and 95%CI of excess weight and obesity in medium- and large-sized municipalities for Brazil and macro-regions, according to sex and age group. ERICA, 2013-2014.

Sex/Age Brazil North Northeast midwest Southeast South






% 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI
Overweight
Female 17.6 16.4-18.9 15.5 14.1-16.9 17.7 16.2-19.2 16.4 15.0-17.8 17.5 15.3-19.9 20.3 18.0-22.9
12-14 years old 19.2 17.5-21.0 17.1 15.1-19.4 20.6 18.0-23.6 18.4 16.4-20.7 18.4 15.5-21.6 21.8 17.7-26.6
15-17 years old 15.9 14.6-17.3 13.6 12.1-15.3 14.4 13.1-15.9 14.1 12.5-15.9 16.5 14.1-19.2 18.7 16.7-20.9
Male 16.6 15.6-17.8 15.1 13.9-16.4 15.9 14.4-17.4 16.1 14.6-17.7 17.2 15.4-19.2 17.0 14.4-19.9
12-14 years old 17.6 15.9-19.3 16.5 14.6-18.7 19.7 17.3-22.5 16.7 14.4-19.2 17.1 14.3-20.3 17.0 13.7-20.9
15-17 years old 15.6 14.1-17.2 13.6 12.1-15.2 11.5 10.2-13.0 15.4 12.9-18.3 17.4 14.7-20.4 17.0 13.6-21.0

Total 17.1 16.3-18.0 15.3 14.4-16.2 16.8 15.6-18.0 16.2 15.1-17.4 17.4 15.8-19.0 18.7 17.4-20

Obese
Female 7.6 7.1-8.3 5.6 4.9-6.4 6.8 6.0-7.6 5.9 5.3-6.6 8.1 7.1-9.2 9.8 8.1-11.7
12-14 years old 8.5 7.7-9.4 6.4 5.3-7.7 7.4 6.3-8.6 6.2 5.2-7.3 8.9 7.6-10.3 12.1 9.5-15.4
15-17 years old 6.7 5.8-7.7 4.7 4.0-5.5 6.1 5.1-7.2 5.6 4.7-6.7 7.3 5.7-9.3 7.1 5.5-9.0
Male 9.2 8.4-9.9 7.6 6.6-8.8 8.1 6.7-9.9 8.9 7.4-10.6 9.1 8-.010.4 12.4 11-13.9
12-14 years old 10.8 9.7-12.0 7.9 6.7-9.3 9.4 7.3-12.0 11.4 8.9-14.6 10.7 9-.012.6 15.6 13.2-18.3
15-17 years old 7.3 6.6-8.1 7.3 5.9-9.0 6.8 5.6-8.1 6.1 4.8-7.7 7.4 6.2-8.8 8.7 7.2-10.5

Total 8.4 7.9-8.9 6.6 6.0-7.2 7.4 6.5-8.5 7.4 6.6-8.3 8.6 7.8-9.5 11.1 10.0-12.3