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The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: one of the most important age-dependent physiologic alterations in the body composition of older adult people is obesity and overweight, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality rate. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of obesity in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6929299/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31870324 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1396-4 |
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author | Vaisi-Raygani, Aliakbar Mohammadi, Masoud Jalali, Rostam Ghobadi, Akram Salari, Nader |
author_facet | Vaisi-Raygani, Aliakbar Mohammadi, Masoud Jalali, Rostam Ghobadi, Akram Salari, Nader |
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description | BACKGROUND: one of the most important age-dependent physiologic alterations in the body composition of older adult people is obesity and overweight, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality rate. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran. METHODS: The present study was conducted via meta-analysis and systematic review method, from March 2000 to October 2018. Subject-related literature was obtained via searches in ScienceDirect, Medline (PubMed), SID, Magiran, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. Heterogeneity of studies was assessed using the I(2) index, and data were analyzed by Comprehensive-Meta analysis software. RESULTS: In the assessment of 18 studies and 29,943 persons aged over 50 years, the prevalence of obesity in older adults of Iran was 21.4% (95%CI: 26.6–16.9%) based on the meta-analysis. The highest obesity prevalence was obtained in older adults of Babol (Amir Shahr) which was 44.2% (95%CI: 41.1–47.2%) in 2007, while the minimum obesity prevalence was found in older adults of Razavi Khorasan which was 11.3% (95%CI, 10–12.8%) in 2007. Further, as the sample size and the study year increased, the obesity prevalence diminished in older Iranian adults (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the prevalence of obesity in the older adults of Iran is high. Accordingly, healthcare planners and politicians should consider effective and practical policies to reduce obesity in older adults. |
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spelling | pubmed-69292992019-12-30 The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis Vaisi-Raygani, Aliakbar Mohammadi, Masoud Jalali, Rostam Ghobadi, Akram Salari, Nader BMC Geriatr Research Article BACKGROUND: one of the most important age-dependent physiologic alterations in the body composition of older adult people is obesity and overweight, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality rate. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran. METHODS: The present study was conducted via meta-analysis and systematic review method, from March 2000 to October 2018. Subject-related literature was obtained via searches in ScienceDirect, Medline (PubMed), SID, Magiran, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. Heterogeneity of studies was assessed using the I(2) index, and data were analyzed by Comprehensive-Meta analysis software. RESULTS: In the assessment of 18 studies and 29,943 persons aged over 50 years, the prevalence of obesity in older adults of Iran was 21.4% (95%CI: 26.6–16.9%) based on the meta-analysis. The highest obesity prevalence was obtained in older adults of Babol (Amir Shahr) which was 44.2% (95%CI: 41.1–47.2%) in 2007, while the minimum obesity prevalence was found in older adults of Razavi Khorasan which was 11.3% (95%CI, 10–12.8%) in 2007. Further, as the sample size and the study year increased, the obesity prevalence diminished in older Iranian adults (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the prevalence of obesity in the older adults of Iran is high. Accordingly, healthcare planners and politicians should consider effective and practical policies to reduce obesity in older adults. BioMed Central 2019-12-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6929299/ /pubmed/31870324 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1396-4 Text en © The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Vaisi-Raygani, Aliakbar Mohammadi, Masoud Jalali, Rostam Ghobadi, Akram Salari, Nader The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title | The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full | The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_fullStr | The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_short | The prevalence of obesity in older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_sort | prevalence of obesity in older adults in iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6929299/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31870324 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1396-4 |
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