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Tunisie Medicale [La]. 2009; 87 (8): 505-510
in French | IMEMR | ID: emr-134399

ABSTRACT

The aims of the study were to study the distribution of cholesterol and triglycerides and to assess the prevalence of dyslipemia in Tunisian adult population. The Tunisian National Nutrition Survey [TNNS] was a cross sectional study performed on a total of 7860 adult subjects and was conducted on1996-1997. The TNNS included 3087 adults over 20 years old. The mean values of cholesterol [CT] were more elevated in urban than rural area [p<0,001], and in females than in males [p<0.007]. The overall prevalence of hypercholesterolemia [CT >6, 2 mmol/l] was 8, 4% and that of hypertriglyceridemia [TG > 1, 70 mmol/l] was 21%. The prevalence of borderline high cholesterol [>-/ 5, 2 - < 6, 2 mmol/l] was 17%: These prevalences were more elevated in urban than rural areas [p<0,001] and increased with age in both genders [p<0,001]. The multiple adjusted odd ratio of the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia showed a positive correlation with female sex [OR 1.40 p <0, 01], high waist circumference [OR 2.51 in men and 3, 04 in women p <0001] and urban residency [OR1.35 p = 0, 03]. Our study showed the metabolic consequences of westernization style life in our country and should be the starter to preventive adequate policy


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Humans , Male , Female , Prevalence , Hypercholesterolemia , Hypertriglyceridemia , Triglycerides , Cholesterol , Obesity , Rural Population , Urban Population
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Tunisie Medicale [La]. 2008; 86 (10): 906-911
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-119745

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of obesity in children is known to be increasing rapidly worldwide but few population-based surveys have been undertaken in North Africa and in the Middle East. Report the means of body mass index with values corresponding to the different percentiles in boys and girls by age from a large nationally representative sample of the Tunisian children population. The second aim was to estimate the prevalence of obesity and over weight in children and adolescent using the 85th and 95th body mass index percentile respectively derived from the U.S.A first National Health and Nutrition Survey and also the International cut off points for body mass index for overweight and obesity proposed by the International Obesity Task Force and Rolland Cachera. We have used data from the Tunisian National Nutrition Survey, a cross sectional health study providing a large nationally representative sample of the Tunisian population including 3885 children and adolescent. The mean of BMI was of 16.63 +/- 2.58 Kg/m[2] among boys and 17.36 +/- 3.52 Kg/m[2] a in girls. The BMI increased with age and more precociously in girls [10 years] that in boys [13-14 years]. The rnean+2SD of the BMI approached the 95th percentile. It is noticed that our 85th percentile and 95th percentile as well in the girls and in boys were lower than the same percentiles of the children of other countries [NHANES I, IOTF] and that our 97th percentile is higher than that of the French according to tables of Roland Cachera. By considering the NHANES I and the IOTF, the prevalence of obesity were rather weak [<5%] but high according to the tables of Roland Cachera [3 to 11%]. The prevalence of obesity was low in 1996 according to references of the NHANES I and IOTF but high according to tables' of Roland Cachera. Prevention of obesity by a healthy way of life remains the most effective means in the long and undoubtedly less expensive realizing programs of regular monitoring


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Humans , Male , Female , Obesity/epidemiology , Prevalence , Child , Overweight/epidemiology
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