Table 4.
Relative frequency of the number of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) related to obesity treated with medications, by BMI classification and age (n = 59,402).
| NCDs related to obesity treated with medications | BMI classificationa | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obesity I | Obesity II | Obesity III | |||||||
| % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | |
| Brazil | ||||||||||||
| None | 83.9 | 80.9–86.9 | 80.0 | 79.2–80.9 | 68.8 | 67.8–69.8 | 59.9 | 58.1–61.7 | 54.4 | 51.0–57.7 | 49.0 | 43.5–54.5 |
| 1 | 11.9 | 9.2–14.6 | 14.4 | 13.6–15.1 | 21.2 | 20.2–22.1 | 24.8 | 23.2–26.3 | 26.0 | 23.1–29.0 | 30.7 | 25.3–36.2 |
| ≥ 2 | 4.2 | 2.8–5.6 | 5.6 | 5.1–6.0 | 10.0 | 9.3–10.6 | 15.2 | 13.9–16.6 | 19.6 | 16.7–22.4 | 20.2 | 16.1–24.4 |
| Adults (18–59 years old) | ||||||||||||
| None | 89.2 | 86.1–92.2 | 86.2 | 85.4–87.0 | 76.6 | 75.6–77.6 | 68.2 | 66.2–70.2 | 60.3 | 56.6–63.9 | 54.2 | 48.1–60.3 |
| 1 | 8.6 | 5.8–11.3 | 11.2 | 10.4–12.0 | 17.6 | 16.7–18.6 | 22.4 | 20.7–24.2 | 24.2 | 21.0–27.5 | 29.3 | 23.2–35.4 |
| ≥ 2 | 2.6 | 1.0–3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3–3.0 | 5.7 | 5.2–6.3 | 9.4 | 8.2–10.6 | 15.5 | 12.8–18.2 | 16.5 | 12.5–20.4 |
| Elderly people (≥ 60 years old) | ||||||||||||
| None | 60.8 | 51.9–69.8 | 46.9 | 44.1–49.7 | 36.9 | 34.5–39.2 | 29.1 | 25.7–32.5 | 29.0 | 22.0–36.0 | 23.7 | 9.7–37.8 |
| 1 | 26.4 | 18.4–34.4 | 31.6 | 29.2–34.0 | 35.8 | 33.2–38.4 | 33.7 | 30.2–37.2 | 33.7 | 26.8–40.5 | 37.6 | 24.0–51.3 |
| ≥ 2 | 12.7 | 7.2–18.2 | 21.5 | 19.1–23.9 | 27.3 | 25.0–30.0 | 37.2 | 33.1–41.2 | 37.3 | 30.2–44.4 | 38.6 | 25.3–52.0 |
National Health Survey, Brazil, 2013.
aUnderweight: BMI < 18.5 kg/m2. Normal weight: BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2. Overweight: BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2. Obesity I: BMI 30.0–34.5 kg/m2. Obesity II: BMI 35.0–39.9 kg/m2. Obesity III: BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2.