Some risk factors of overweight, obesity and the relationship between overweight, obesity and lipid disorder and hypertension in women from 20 to 59 years of age in Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Author:
Ngoc Xuan Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
obesity
- MeSH:
Overweight;
Obesity;
Hypertension;
Women
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):46-50
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying on 240 women from 20-59 years old showed that the habits of consuming energy-rich foods such as fat, sugar were risk factors of overweight and obesity. Moreover, the time set aside for light activities (e.g., watching television) in the overweight group was significantly higher than that in the normal group. Risks of overweight also increased in subjects whose family members were overweight and obese. The overweight group had the rate of hypertension is higher than the normal group. The prevalence of women who had cholesterol >5.2 mmol/l was 17.5% and glucose in blood >7.0 mmol/l was 8.2%.
