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Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVE: Currently, the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity is an emerging public health problem in middle- and low-income countries such as Ethiopia. However, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Ethiopian adults who live in the major cities is not well documented. Therefore, t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30962699 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S179699 |
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author | Dagne, Samuel Gelaw, Yalemzewod Assefa Abebe, Zegeye Wassie, Molla Mesele |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Currently, the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity is an emerging public health problem in middle- and low-income countries such as Ethiopia. However, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Ethiopian adults who live in the major cities is not well documented. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 15 to April 10, 2015. A total of 751 adults aged 18–64 years were included. Multistage followed by systematic random sampling method was used to select the study participants. Both bivariable and multivariable ordinal logistic regression were done. The proportional odds ratio (POR) with a 95% CI was reported to show the strength of association. A P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Of all participants, 19.9% (95% CI: 16.9%, 23.1%) were recorded to be overweight and 8.6% (95% CI: 6.6%, 10.9%) to be obese. The odds of being overnourished (overweight or obese) were higher among adults who had snack intake habit (POR =1.52; 95 CI: 1.04, 2.20), drank alcohol (POR =1.75; 95% CI: 1.04, 2.97), had higher wealth status (POR =2.29; 95% CI: 1.26, 4.19), and were married (POR =2.22; 95% CI: 1.49, 3.29) compared to their counterparts. CONCLUSION: Compared to the previous local reports, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study area is high; this appears to be an emerging problem in Ethiopia. Hence, there is a need to develop a control and prevention strategy on potentially modifiable risk factors of overweight and obesity. |
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spelling | pubmed-64349102019-04-08 Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study Dagne, Samuel Gelaw, Yalemzewod Assefa Abebe, Zegeye Wassie, Molla Mesele Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes Original Research OBJECTIVE: Currently, the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity is an emerging public health problem in middle- and low-income countries such as Ethiopia. However, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Ethiopian adults who live in the major cities is not well documented. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 15 to April 10, 2015. A total of 751 adults aged 18–64 years were included. Multistage followed by systematic random sampling method was used to select the study participants. Both bivariable and multivariable ordinal logistic regression were done. The proportional odds ratio (POR) with a 95% CI was reported to show the strength of association. A P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Of all participants, 19.9% (95% CI: 16.9%, 23.1%) were recorded to be overweight and 8.6% (95% CI: 6.6%, 10.9%) to be obese. The odds of being overnourished (overweight or obese) were higher among adults who had snack intake habit (POR =1.52; 95 CI: 1.04, 2.20), drank alcohol (POR =1.75; 95% CI: 1.04, 2.97), had higher wealth status (POR =2.29; 95% CI: 1.26, 4.19), and were married (POR =2.22; 95% CI: 1.49, 3.29) compared to their counterparts. CONCLUSION: Compared to the previous local reports, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study area is high; this appears to be an emerging problem in Ethiopia. Hence, there is a need to develop a control and prevention strategy on potentially modifiable risk factors of overweight and obesity. Dove Medical Press 2019-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6434910/ /pubmed/30962699 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S179699 Text en © 2019 Dagne et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Dagne, Samuel Gelaw, Yalemzewod Assefa Abebe, Zegeye Wassie, Molla Mesele Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title | Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_full | Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_short | Factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_sort | factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in northeast ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30962699 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S179699 |
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