Notes: Data presented as weighted proportions with percentages with 95% confidence intervals in brackets. TILDA, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing; SHARE, Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe; Body mass index (BMI) measured by self-report in SHARE; Overweight = BMI ≥25kg/m2 & 2; Obese = BMI≥30kg/m2; Overweight/obese = ≥25kg/m2. a BMI calculated using measured height and weight; b BMI calculated from self-reported height and weight. (DOCX)</p
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