Prevalence of overweight and obesity based on the body mass index; a cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Hira Abdul Razzak, Khaled K. Aldossari, Shanila Nooruddin, Mamdouh M. Shubair, Jamaan Al-Zahrani, Ashraf El-Metwally, Abdulrahman Aldiab, Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Mowafa Househ |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Waist Adolescent Cross-sectional study Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Population Hypercholesterolemia Saudi Arabia 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Clinical nutrition Overweight Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Environmental health medicine Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Obesity education lcsh:RC620-627 Aged Al Kharj education.field_of_study business.industry Biochemistry (medical) Body-mass-index Anthropometry Middle Aged medicine.disease lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Female medicine.symptom Waist Circumference business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Lipids in Health and Disease, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12944-018-0778-5 |
| Popis: | Background Obesity and overweight are accompanied with several different chronic diseases. Overweight and obesity can be measured by using body mass index (BMI) and is also used widely as an index of relative adiposity among any population. The aim of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among general population in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. Methods Cross-sectional analysis was undertaken from a representative sample (N = 1019) of the Al Kharj population. Anthropometric measurements including the waist circumference (in centimeters), height (in meters), and weight (in kilograms) of the subjects were undertaken by means of standard apparatus. SPSS 24.0 was utilized for statistical analysis of the data. Results Majority of respondents in this study were overweight and obese (54.3%) compared with 45.7% being non-obese. A linear positive association of increasing BMI with older age groups was present in males and females. Men had larger waist circumference, weight and height measures as compared with their female counterparts. Regression analysis showed increasing age, being married and high serum cholesterol to be the significant predictors of overweight and obesity while gender, education level, job status, and having diabetes were not. Conclusions The obesity-overweight prevalence in the Saudi population is high mainly across both genders. However, the associated factors are potentially preventable and modifiable. The regional barriers to lifestyle modifications and interventions to encourage active lifestyles, especially among adolescents to limit the occurrence of obesity and ultimately promote health and wellbeing, are warranted. Furthermore, prospective studies are needed in future to confirm the aetiological nature of such associations. |
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