Weight problems amongst males in Japan has continued to rise over the previous decade, a survey by the well being ministry confirmed Wednesday.
The annual survey was performed in November and December 2022 after being canceled in 2020 and 2021 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. It acquired legitimate responses from 2,910 of the 6,134 randomly chosen households.
The 2022 survey discovered that 31.7% of males aged 20 and older had a physique mass index, or BMI, of 25 or greater, which signifies weight problems by Japanese requirements.
Though the weight problems charge was down 1.3 share factors from the earlier analysis in 2019, the ministry stated it has continued to rise over the previous 10 years.
In the meantime, the speed for ladies was 21%, little modified from a decade earlier.
The 2022 survey additionally confirmed that 14.8% of respondents had been people who smoke, with the speed at 24.8% for males and 6.2% for ladies. Every of the figures was the bottom on file.
