Prevalence of general obesity and central adiposity and its related factors in adult population of Yazd

Introduction: Obesity as one of the most important public health problems is growing worldwide and it is associated with many non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was investigating the prevalence of general obesity and central obesity and their related factors. Methods: The data of this...

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Published inMajallah-i dānishgāh-i ̕ulūm-i pizishkī va khadamāt-i bihdāshtī-darmānī Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 736 - 747
Main Authors Masoud Mirzaei, Golnaz Sharifnia, Zaher Khazaei, Erfan Sadeghi, Hossein Fallahzadeh, Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayandeh
Format Journal Article
LanguagePersian
Published Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 01.12.2017
Subjects
Central Obesity
Hip circumference
Obesity
Overweight
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Waist Circumference
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Summary:Introduction: Obesity as one of the most important public health problems is growing worldwide and it is associated with many non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was investigating the prevalence of general obesity and central obesity and their related factors. Methods: The data of this research were extracted from a population health survey of Yazd province, Iran (YaHS), which was conducted on 9911 adults aged 20-70 years in 2014-2015. Body Mass Index (BMI) < 18.5 was considered underweight, in the range of 18.5 -24.9 healthy, from 25 to 29.9 overweight, and ≥30 was interpreted as obese. Central obesity was defined as the waist circumference (WC) of ≥ 102 cm for men and ≥ 88 cm for women as well as waist to hip ratio (WHO) ≥ 0.90 for men and ≥0.85 for women. Chi-square and one-way ANOVA tests were used for univariate analysis. Results: The prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity in both genders were 3.7 % (4.0% in men and 3.4% in women), 37.7% (39.9% in men and 35.6% in women), and 27 % (19.3% in men and 34.7% in women), respectively. The prevalence of abdominal obesity based on WC and WHR were 44.8 (23.9% in males and 65.4% in females) and 69.8% (69.4% in males and 70.2% in females), respectively. Gender (female), old age, being married for both genders, and low education in women were associated with an increase in both types of obesity. Conclusion: Overweight and obesity have affected more than half of the population (64%) and abdominal obesity has high prevalence in Yazd
ISSN:2228-5741
2228-5733