Overweight and obesity situation among women aged 20-59 years old in Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi city
- Author:
Ngoc Xuan Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
obesity
- MeSH:
Overweight;
Obesity;
Women
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):37-40
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was carried out in Ba Dinh district of Ha Noi. The results of the study on 724 women aged 20 to 59 years old showed that the prevalence of overweight was rather high: 16.6% (pre-obesity: 15.5% and obesity grade 1: 1.1%). The prevalence of overweight is increased with increasing age, the highest prevalence was observed among women 50-59 years old (19.9%). The percentages of women with the waist-hip ratio >0.85 was 33.6%; and the waist circumference 80cm was 35.3% and the percentage of body fat >30% was very high 45.8%.
