Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Royal Thai Army personnel.
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Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-39545
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Royal Thai Army (RTA) personnel. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
A cross-sectional study was performed on 4,276 RTA personnel aged 20-60 years between January and July 2005. They were interviewed for general health status, history of smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Blood pressure, weight, height, waist, and hip circumference were measured.RESULT:
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in RTA personnel were 27.1% and 4.9% respectively. The mean value of age, weight, body mass index, waist, and hip circumference, waist hip ratio, blood pressure in overweight, and obese personnel were significantly higher than those of non-overweight personnel. Logistic regression analysis showed that significant risks of being overweight were positively associated with age, male, and working in a combat unit. Current smoking was inversely associated with overweight and obesity, whereas physical activity > or = 3 times/wk was inversely associated with obesity. Overweight and obesity were also associated with hypertension.CONCLUSION:
These baseline data are useful for future trends monitoring and may be used for health promotion planning to prevent obesity in RTA personnel.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Thaïlande
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Indice de masse corporelle
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Prévalence
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Études transversales
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
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Facteurs de risque
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Enquêtes de santé
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Année:
2007
Type:
Article
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