George N. Koukoulis, Christina Sakka, Fotis Katsaros, Maria Goutou, Sofia Tsirona, Efthimia Tsiapali, Aristea Piterou, Ioannis Stefanidis, Nikolaos Stathakis
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of obesity in adults of a large region of Central Greece. DESIGN: The target group was adults aged 18 to 79 years who were residents of the region of Thessaly for at least one year. A sample of 852 individuals stratified for sex and age were included. Each subject underwent a thorough physical examination and body mass index …