[Prevalence of obesity in selected subpopulations in the Czech Republic]

The authors present the results of an epidemiological study focused on monitoring selected anthropometric parameters which characterize the nutrition state. 933 volunteers altogether, in age group 19-60 years, were tested in the study. Anthropometric parameters such as weight, height, skinfold thickness and abdomen circumference were measured. BMI and fat tissue percentage were calculated on the basis of gathered data. Overweight was detected in 67.5% of monitored men, obesity in 17.0% of them. Overweight was detected in 50.0% of women, obesity in 18.9% of them. Waist circumference exceeding 102 cm was measured in 41.2% of men and waist circumference exceeding 88 cm in 41.7% of monitored women. The unfavourable nutrition state correlates with a high occurrence of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases appearing within the Czech population.