Overweight/obesity status and related factors among adults aged 50-59 in urban Hanoi
- Author:
Hoan Van Pham
;
Anh Thi Lan Phan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
overweight/obesity;
aged 50-59;
related factors;
Hanoi
- MeSH:
Overweight/epidemiology;
Obesity/epidemiology;
Risk Factors;
Middle Aged;
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2007;1(17):20-26
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Background: many studies showed that obesity rate was significantly higher in women than in men and 60-80% of overweight/obesity caused by diet. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City were two of 10 provinces that had the highest rates of obesity. Objectives: to determine the actual rate of overweight/obesity and describe some related factors among Hanoians aged 50-59. Subjectives and Method: a cross sectional survey within a case-control study. The study was carried out in 14 wards under 7 districts of urban Hanoi. Body fat percentage was measured by machine Omron (Japan). Overweight/obesity evaluations were based on classification scales of WHO 1998 and IDI&WPRO 2000. Results: the mean rate of overweight/obesity was 23.1% (26.2% in women vs. 21.9% in men). The rate of women with waist to hip ratio >0.85 (39.83%) was higher than that in male (29.38%). Proportions of body fat percentage greater than 30% were 58.40% in female and 40.06% in male. Overweight/obesity was closely related with sedentary lifestyle, such as spending less time for exercise and sports, high food expenditures, etc. It was found that people with overweight or obese family members were 3 times at risk of overweight/obesity higher /than others. That rates of overweight/obese people with elevated level of biomarkers were composed of 48.99% with high blood cholesterol (>5.2mmol/l); 9.69% with blood glucose (\ufffd?.0mmol/l); especially 65.33% with high triglyceride (>1.7mmol/l); 7.22% with low HDL-C (<1.15 mmol/l); and 8.23% with high LDL-C (\ufffd?.00mmol/l). Conclusions: rate of overweight/obesity among Hanoians aged 50-59 was relatively high. Some related factors were described: waist to hip ratio, body fat percentage, sedentary lifestyle, such as spending less time for exercise and sports, high food expenditures, etc.
