Prevalence and influencing factors of obesity among people aged 40 years and over in Taizhou / 预防医学

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Objective@#To analyze the prevalence of obesity and its influencing factors among residents aged 40 years and over in Taizhou,so as to provide reference for obesity prevention and control. @* Methods@#From June 2014 to May 2015,people who were aged 40 years or above and received routine physical examination in six centers for disease control and prevention in Taizhou were recruited. Demographic characteristics and health relates behaviors were collected by a questionnaire survey;height,weight,waist circumference and hip circumference were collected by physical examination. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore the influencing factors for overall obesity and central obesity.@*Results @#Totally 1 216 people were investigated,and 1 192 (98.03%) questionnaires were valid. The age of them ranged from 40 to 86 years old,with （51.92±8.91） years old on average. There were 547 males （45.89%） and 645 females （54.11%）. The prevalence rates of overall obesity and central obesity were 6.54% and 60.32%,respectively. The Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that regular physical exercise （OR=0.597, 95%CI： 0.359-0.992） was a protective factor for overall obesity;female （OR=2.352,95%CI： 1.685-3.283）was a risk factor of central obesity;public servants or staff from enterprise and institution（OR=0.508, 95%CI： 0.289-0.892）,drinking （OR=0.637,95%CI：0.471-0.860）,salt intake of less than five grams per day （OR=0.590,95%CI：0.434-0.802）and regular physical exercise （OR=0.760,95%CI：0.583-0.991） were protective factors for central obesity. @*Conclusion @#The prevalence rates of overall obesity and central obesity among residents aged 40 years or above in Taizhou were 6.54% and 60.32%, respectively. Gender,occupation,drinking,salt intake and physical exercise were the influencing factors for obesity.