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The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity among Jordanian women and its association with a wide range of chronic diseases. METHODS: Subjects were enrolled in the present cross-sectional study based on a random drop-off technique at the Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics at J...

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Autores principales: Bustami, Mona, Matalka, Khalid Z, Mallah, Eyad, Abu-Qatouseh, Luay, Abu Dayyih, Wael, Hussein, Nour, Abu Safieh, Nayef, Elyyan, Yousef, Hussein, Nagham, Arafat, Tawfiq
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Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8235929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34188480
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S313172
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author Bustami, Mona
Matalka, Khalid Z
Mallah, Eyad
Abu-Qatouseh, Luay
Abu Dayyih, Wael
Hussein, Nour
Abu Safieh, Nayef
Elyyan, Yousef
Hussein, Nagham
Arafat, Tawfiq
author_facet Bustami, Mona
Matalka, Khalid Z
Mallah, Eyad
Abu-Qatouseh, Luay
Abu Dayyih, Wael
Hussein, Nour
Abu Safieh, Nayef
Elyyan, Yousef
Hussein, Nagham
Arafat, Tawfiq
author_sort Bustami, Mona
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description OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity among Jordanian women and its association with a wide range of chronic diseases. METHODS: Subjects were enrolled in the present cross-sectional study based on a random drop-off technique at the Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics at Jordan University Hospital. Initially, any female 18 years of age and older was asked to enroll in the study. Relevant data were gathered using a questionnaire composed of 30 questions, and body mass index (BMI) was determined from each participant’s weight and height. The following variables were collected: socio-demographic, chronic diseases, and health status. Each variable’s frequencies were reported, and the 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for each variable was calculated. For association analysis, Chi-square analysis was performed with an odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was applied to a combination of independent variables and a dependent condition with covariate factors. RESULTS: The age-standardized prevalence of overweight/obese Jordanian women was 70.6% (95% CI 66.0–74.8%). On the other hand, the age-standardized prevalence of only obese women was 36.4 (95% Cl 31.9–41.2%). Furthermore, the association between age and overweight/obesity was significant (p<0.0001). The percentage of overweight and obesity started to be significant in the 30–39 year age group. Moreover, the OR for obesity ranged from 2.7 to 7.0 (p<0.05–0.01) for those women with only elementary education. Besides, high parity was significantly associated with obesity and elementary education. For chronic conditions, the percentages of hypertension, diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis were significantly correlated with increased BMI in Jordanian women. With age adjustment, however, only hypertension was associated with obese level 3 with OR of 7.2 and 95% CI of 2.1–25.1 (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of overweight/obesity among women in Jordan, which was related to high parity and low education level. This high prevalence of obesity increased the incidence of chronic diseases, such as hypertension. Therefore, community-based multiple strategies are required to combat obesity in Jordanian women.
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spelling pubmed-82359292021-06-28 The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases Bustami, Mona Matalka, Khalid Z Mallah, Eyad Abu-Qatouseh, Luay Abu Dayyih, Wael Hussein, Nour Abu Safieh, Nayef Elyyan, Yousef Hussein, Nagham Arafat, Tawfiq J Multidiscip Healthc Original Research OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity among Jordanian women and its association with a wide range of chronic diseases. METHODS: Subjects were enrolled in the present cross-sectional study based on a random drop-off technique at the Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics at Jordan University Hospital. Initially, any female 18 years of age and older was asked to enroll in the study. Relevant data were gathered using a questionnaire composed of 30 questions, and body mass index (BMI) was determined from each participant’s weight and height. The following variables were collected: socio-demographic, chronic diseases, and health status. Each variable’s frequencies were reported, and the 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for each variable was calculated. For association analysis, Chi-square analysis was performed with an odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was applied to a combination of independent variables and a dependent condition with covariate factors. RESULTS: The age-standardized prevalence of overweight/obese Jordanian women was 70.6% (95% CI 66.0–74.8%). On the other hand, the age-standardized prevalence of only obese women was 36.4 (95% Cl 31.9–41.2%). Furthermore, the association between age and overweight/obesity was significant (p<0.0001). The percentage of overweight and obesity started to be significant in the 30–39 year age group. Moreover, the OR for obesity ranged from 2.7 to 7.0 (p<0.05–0.01) for those women with only elementary education. Besides, high parity was significantly associated with obesity and elementary education. For chronic conditions, the percentages of hypertension, diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis were significantly correlated with increased BMI in Jordanian women. With age adjustment, however, only hypertension was associated with obese level 3 with OR of 7.2 and 95% CI of 2.1–25.1 (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of overweight/obesity among women in Jordan, which was related to high parity and low education level. This high prevalence of obesity increased the incidence of chronic diseases, such as hypertension. Therefore, community-based multiple strategies are required to combat obesity in Jordanian women. Dove 2021-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8235929/ /pubmed/34188480 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S313172 Text en © 2021 Bustami et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/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/ (https://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. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Original Research
Bustami, Mona
Matalka, Khalid Z
Mallah, Eyad
Abu-Qatouseh, Luay
Abu Dayyih, Wael
Hussein, Nour
Abu Safieh, Nayef
Elyyan, Yousef
Hussein, Nagham
Arafat, Tawfiq
The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases
title The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases
title_full The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases
title_fullStr The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases
title_full_unstemmed The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases
title_short The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases
title_sort prevalence of overweight and obesity among women in jordan: a risk factor for developing chronic diseases
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8235929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34188480
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S313172
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