Underweight; Overweight and Obesity in Adults Nigerians Living in Rural and Urban Communities of Benue State
Ann. afr. med
; 10(2): 139-143, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To assess the prevalence of underweight; overweight and obesity among Nigerians aged 18-45 years; living in urban and rural settlements in one state in Nigeria. Materials andMethods:
Four hundred and thirty-five subjects between 18 and 45 years of age were recruited for height; weight and waist circumference (WC) measurements. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated (weight/height 2; kg/m 2 ); WHO criteria determined BMI and WC categories.Results:
Based on BMI; about 2of the study population was underweight; 22was overweight and 4was obese. There were more normal weight persons in rural than in urban settlement. About 40 and 30of females in urban and rural settlement; respectively; were either overweight or obese. Based on WC of the sample population; 10.34had increased risk for metabolic syndrome [action level I (defi ned as WC ?94 cm in men and ?80 cm in women)] and 2.8had substantially increased risk [action level II (defi ned as WC ?102 cm in men and ?88 cm in women)]. At action level II; there was no obese male.Conclusion:
This study revealed that underweight; overweight and obesity exist in young adults; but overweight and obesity are more prevalent. Therefore; concerted efforts should be made to control this in young adults for their present well-being and to possibly avoid the risk of disease later in life
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Main subject:
Rural Population
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Thinness
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Urban Population
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Prevalence
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Adult
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Overweight
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Obesity
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann. afr. med
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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