Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Kenyan Women
| Autor: | Rahma Mkuu, Katrina Epnere, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Kenya Adolescent 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Overweight Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Obesity Socioeconomic status Original Research business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Confidence interval Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Preventing Chronic Disease |
| ISSN: | 1545-1151 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION Overweight and obesity are associated with increased rates of chronic disease and death globally. In Kenya, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among women is high and may be growing. This study aimed to determine the national prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among women in Kenya. METHODS We used cross-sectional data from the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS). Data on body mass index for 13,048 women (aged 15-49 y) were analyzed by using multivariable logistic regression models. Overweight and obesity were classified by using World Health Organization categories (normal weight, 18.5 to |
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