Table 2.
Children's and parents' characteristics by country and overall
| Country | Boys, % | Age in years median (Q1–Q3) | Children residing in urban areas, % | Family form completed by the mother, % | Characteristics of the parent who completed the family form |
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| low-medium level of education, % | weight status, % |
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| normal weight | preobesity | obesity | ||||||
| ALB | 52.1 | 8.5 (8.0–9.0) | 80.1 | 76.9 | 73.3 | 56.6 | 32.3 | 11.1 |
| BUL | 51.3 | 7.6 (7.4–7.8) | 75.6 | 92.3 | 60.1 | 68.5 | 22.0 | 9.5 |
| CRO | 51.2 | 8.5 (8.2–8.8) | 87.9 | 86.7 | 68.0 | 67.2 | 24.6 | 8.1 |
| CZH | 50.7 | 7.0 (6.9–7.1) | 63 | n.a. | 74.2 | 67.5 | 22.6 | 9.9 |
| DEN | 53.1 | 7.2 (7.0–7.5) | 81.4 | 86.2 | 41.3 | 61.1 | 27.5 | 11.4 |
| GEO | 51.0 | 7.6 (7.3–7.9) | 70.0 | 94.8 | 64.5 | 64.9 | 24.4 | 10.7 |
| ITA | 51.5 | 8.8 (8.6–9.0) | 72.5 | 88.6 | 76.3 | 70.4 | 22.6 | 7.0 |
| KAZ | 49.9 | 9.0 (8.6–9.5) | 47.7 | 93.8 | 58.4 | 64.4 | 28.2 | 7.4 |
| KGZ | 50.5 | 7.9 (7.4–8.5) | 36.7 | 88.3 | 68.5 | 58.9 | 31.0 | 10.1 |
| LTU | 50.6 | 7.8 (7.6–8.1) | 80.4 | 95.1 | 42.7 | 67.3 | 23.0 | 9.6 |
| LVA | 48.3 | 7.9 (7.3–9.3) | 84.8 | 93.5 | 40.2 | 65.6 | 24.8 | 9.7 |
| MAT | 49.8 | 7.8 (7.5–8.1) | 99 | n.a. | 69.7 | 55.2 | 27.7 | 17.1 |
| MNE | 52.8 | 7.4 (6.9–7.9) | 81.8 | 80.3 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 24.6 | 4.4 |
| POL | 50.1 | 8.4 (8.2–8.7) | 73.0 | 93.4 | 38.7 | 69.0 | 24.1 | 7.0 |
| POR | 50.9 | 7.5 (7.0–8.0) | 87.2 | 90.2 | 71.2 | 56.9 | 30.3 | 12.9 |
| ROM | 49.1 | 8.5 (7.9–9.0) | 56.4 | 89.6 | 62.7 | 60.6 | 28.6 | 10.8 |
| RUS | 50.1 | 7.4 (7.1–7.7) | 100.0 | 94.8 | n.a | 69.8 | 23.3 | 7.0 |
| SMR | 45.2 | 8.8 (8.6–9.0) | 100.0 | 86.5 | 70.5 | 74.7 | 19.0 | 6.3 |
| SPA | 50.9 | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) | 80.4 | 83.6 | 54.0 | 63.2 | 27.8 | 9.1 |
| TJK | 51.9 | 7.4 (7.2–7.6) | 30.7 | 73.2 | 82.6 | 56.7 | 33.4 | 9.9 |
| TKM | 50.3 | 7.7 (7.5–8.0) | 44.2 | 84.4 | 92.2 | 46.8 | 38.4 | 14.9 |
| TUR | 50.1 | 7.4 (7.2–7.7) | 97.4 | 71.3 | 83.1 | 44.5 | 39.7 | 15.7 |
| Pooled estimatea | 51.3 | 7.9 (7.5–8.6) | 71.0 | 85.9 | 64.8 | 61.7 | 28.5 | 9.7 |
COSI/WHO Europe round 4 (2015–17). Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; n.a., not available; COSI, Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative; BUL, Bulgaria; CZH, Czechia; DEN, Denmark; KGZ, Kyrgyzstan; GEO, Georgia; LVA, Latvia; LTU, Lithuania; MTA, Malta; MNE, Montenegro; RUS, Moscow city-Russian Federation; POR, Portugal; SPA, Spain; TJK, Tajikistan; TKM, Turkey; TUR, Turkmenistan, ALB, Albania; CRO, Croatia; ITA, Italy; POL, Poland; ROM, Romania; SMR, San Marino; KAZ, Kazakhstan.
Pooled estimates were calculated for the following age groups/countries: 7 year olds from BUL, CZH, DEN, KGZ, GEO, LVA, LTU, MAT, MNE, RUS, POL, SPA, TJK, TKM, and TUR; 8 year olds from ALB, CRO, ITA, POL, ROM, and SMR; and 9 year olds from KAZ.