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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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Prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adults in an urban nigerian population
OO Desalu, AK Salami, PO Oluboyo, JK Olarinoye
Department of Medicine, University of llorin Teaching Hospital, llorin, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
O O Desalu
Department of Medicine, University of llorin Teaching Hospital, llorin
Nigeria
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adults in an urban Nigerian population.
Subjects and methods: We recruited 810 subjects between the ages of 18 to 65 years by the multi-stage cluster sampling method. Structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data's. The body weight (kg) and height (m) of subjects were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated.
Results: The prevalence of obesity was 9.8% and overweight was 35.1 %. Out of the 79 obese subjects, 24.1% were males and 75.9% were females, the male to female ratio was 1:3. Obesity was strongly associated with female gender, subjects age ≥ 40 years and marriage, while educational attainment and socioeconomic class were not significantly associated with the diagnosis of obesity. The socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adult in this urban Nigerian population were female gender, marriage and age ≥ 40 years.
Conclusion: The prevalence of obesity was low when compared to the developed countries. However, it is imperative to increase the awareness of the disease among the populace. |
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