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- Title
Epidemiology of Overweight and Obesity in Adults Living in Cameroon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Authors
Nansseu, Jobert Richie; Noubiap, Jean Jacques; Bigna, Jean Joel
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>This study aimed to summarize current data on overweight and obesity among adults living in Cameroon.<bold>Methods: </bold>PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus, African Journals Online, and local databases were searched for population-based cross-sectional studies conducted in the general population from January 2000 to December 2017. A random-effects model was used to pool data.<bold>Results: </bold>Overall, 26 studies (55,155 participants) were included. The prevalence of overweight was 26.0% (95% CI: 17.6%-35.3%) based on BMI. Furthermore, the overall prevalence of obesity was 15.1% (95% CI: 9.3%-22.1%) based on BMI, 16.4% (95% CI: 10.8%-22.8%) based on waist circumference ≥ 102 cm for males and ≥ 88 cm for females, 36.7% (95% CI: 26.8%-47.2%) based on waist circumference ≥ 94 cm for males and ≥ 80 cm for females, 32.6% (95% CI: 26.9%-38.7%) based on waist to hip ratio ≥ 0.90 for males and ≥ 0.85 for females, and 31.9% (95% CI: 27.8%-36.2%) based on percent body fat ≥ 25% for males and ≥ 35% for females. Overall, the burden was higher in females compared with males; there was no difference between urban and rural settings or between studies conducted in 2000 to 2009 and 2010 to 2016.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The burden of overweight and obesity is high among adults in Cameroon, putting many at increased risk for developing associated metabolic and cardiovascular complications.
- Subjects
CAMEROON; WAIST-hip ratio; BODY composition; META-analysis; OBESITY; WAIST circumference
- Publication
Obesity (19307381), 2019, Vol 27, Issue 10, p1682
- ISSN
1930-7381
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/oby.22566