Obesity related increase in diseases in Hungary studied by the Health Interview Survey 2009
| Autor: | Zoltán Kókai, István Hangay, Zsuzsanna Kéki, Mária Bényi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Risk Assessment Body Mass Index Diabetes Complications Age Distribution Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Odds Ratio medicine Humans Obesity Sex Distribution Aged Interview survey Gynecology Hungary business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Overweight medicine.disease Health Surveys Surgery Back Pain Cardiovascular Diseases Female Joint Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Orvosi Hetilap. 153:768-775 |
| ISSN: | 1788-6120 0030-6002 |
| Popis: | Obesity is one of the major health problems at present and it will also be in the future. Aim: To assess the proportion of obesity-related diseases in the Hungarian population above 18 years of age. Method: The survey was conducted via internet. 1,000 subjects inform various subregions of Hungary were asked to fill in the questionnaire. The obtained data were grouped according to gender and age in overweight, lean and normal weight subjects. Additional diseases were assessed using odds ratios with 95% probability. Data from overweight subjects were compared to those obtained from subjects with a body mass index lower than 25 kg/m2. Results: 27,746 filled in questionnaires from 2,597 subregions were analysed. 46.3% of the responders were males and 53.7% were females. The disease rate among females was higher compared to males. The occurrence of diseases increased with age. In overweight subjects the odds ratios for several diseases were substantially increased (diabetes, 3.9; hypertension, 2.9; cardiovascular diseases, 1.69; arthralgia, 1.68; and cervical, dorsal and lumbar pain, 1.35). Conclusion: Obesity related additional diseases merit a high concern nowadays. Taking into consideration the tendency of obesity in children, there is a need to put higher emphasis to primary prevention. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 768–775. |
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