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- Title
Prevalence and associated factors of abdominal obesity in the South Asian population: findings from nationally representative surveys.
- Authors
Gupta, Rajat Das; Haider, Shams Shabab; Nishat, Md. Nasim Saba; Dey, Supantha; Akonde, Maxwell; Haider, Mohammad Rifat
- Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of abdominal obesity in the South Asian population. Methods: The nationally representative surveys including adults aged 18–69 years from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka were used, and 26,758 adults were included in the study. Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference >90 centimeter (cm) in men and >80 cm in women. Logistic regression was conducted to find out the associated factors of abdominal obesity. Results: The overall prevalence of abdominal obesity ranged from 30.1% in Nepal to 53.3% in Afghanistan. Increased age, female gender, and overweight/obesity increased the odds of abdominal obesity in all five South Asian countries. Never smoking and insufficient fruit and vegetable intake had lower odds of abdominal obesity in certain countries, e.g., Sri Lanka (never smoking), Afghanistan and Bangladesh (insufficient fruit and vegetable intake). Conclusions: The high burden of abdominal obesity is a public health problem in South Asian countries. Health promotion programs should target high risk groups (i.e., the elderly population, female gender, and overweight/obese) in order to prevent and control the rising burden of abdominal obesity.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; SRI Lanka; AFGHANISTAN; ASIA; OBESITY risk factors; RISK assessment; POPULATION; FOOD consumption; BODY mass index; AGE distribution; SOUTH Asians; SURVEYS; VEGETABLES; HEALTH promotion; OBESITY
- Publication
Journal of Public Health (09431853), 2024, Vol 32, Issue 4, p673
- ISSN
0943-1853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10389-023-01846-z