Magnitude of Central Obesity and its Associated Factors Among Adults in Urban Areas of Northwest Ethiopia

Meseret Derbew Molla,1 Haileab Fekadu Wolde,2 Asmamaw Atnafu3,4 1Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health...

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Autores principales:	Molla MD, Wolde HF, Atnafu A
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a220d29878a7459e82f43b6162151c962021-12-02T12:46:50ZMagnitude of Central Obesity and its Associated Factors Among Adults in Urban Areas of Northwest Ethiopia1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/a220d29878a7459e82f43b6162151c962020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/magnitude-of-central-obesity-and-its-associated-factors-among-adults-i-peer-reviewed-article-DMSOhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Meseret Derbew Molla,1 Haileab Fekadu Wolde,2 Asmamaw Atnafu3,4 1Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 3Department of Health System and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 4Dabat Research Centre Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Institute of Public Health College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Meseret Derbew MollaDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, PO Box 196, Gondar, EthiopiaTel +251 918331617Email messidrm19@gmail.comPurpose: Obesity is becoming one of the most common public health problems worldwide. In particular, central obesity which indicates abnormal fat accumulation in the abdominal regions is highly associated with the risk of getting cardiometabolic diseases and their progression to end stage diseases or death. However, in developing countries, including Ethiopia less attention has been given to analyze the magnitude and associated factors of it. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prevalence of central obesity and its associated factors among adults in urban areas of Northwest Ethiopia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 773 adults who lived in urban areas of Northwest Ethiopia from April 1 to May 30, 2019. Central obesity was assessed using both waist to hip ratio and waist circumference of the participants. Data were analyzed using STATA 14.0. The factors associated with central obesity were identified by binary logistic regression analyses using 95% confidence interval and the degree of association of the factors was measured using adjusted odds ratio (AOR). P-value < 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.Results: The prevalence of central obesity with waist circumference and waist to hip ratio definition criteria was 37.6% and 35.7%, respectively. According to body mass index, about 26.26% and 10.29% of the study participants were overweight and obese, respectively. A one-year increase in age (AOR=1.05; 95%CI: 1.03– 1.07), being female (AOR=9.62; 95%CI: 4.84– 19.12) and eating of liquid oils (AOR=2.58; 95%CI: 1.71− 3.90) were found to have statistically significant variables with central obesity.Conclusion: The prevalence of central obesity was relatively high in comparison with similar studies. Thus, governmental and nongovernmental organizations that work in the health system as well as health professionals should focus on the preventive measure of central obesity to control its associated disorders at an early stage.Keywords: central obesity, magnitude, associated factor, Northwest EthiopiaMolla MDWolde HFAtnafu ADove Medical Pressarticlecentral obesitymagnitudeassociated factornorthwest ethiopiaSpecialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 13, Pp 4169-4178 (2020)
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description	Meseret Derbew Molla,1 Haileab Fekadu Wolde,2 Asmamaw Atnafu3,4 1Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 3Department of Health System and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 4Dabat Research Centre Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Institute of Public Health College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Meseret Derbew MollaDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, PO Box 196, Gondar, EthiopiaTel +251 918331617Email messidrm19@gmail.comPurpose: Obesity is becoming one of the most common public health problems worldwide. In particular, central obesity which indicates abnormal fat accumulation in the abdominal regions is highly associated with the risk of getting cardiometabolic diseases and their progression to end stage diseases or death. However, in developing countries, including Ethiopia less attention has been given to analyze the magnitude and associated factors of it. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prevalence of central obesity and its associated factors among adults in urban areas of Northwest Ethiopia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 773 adults who lived in urban areas of Northwest Ethiopia from April 1 to May 30, 2019. Central obesity was assessed using both waist to hip ratio and waist circumference of the participants. Data were analyzed using STATA 14.0. The factors associated with central obesity were identified by binary logistic regression analyses using 95% confidence interval and the degree of association of the factors was measured using adjusted odds ratio (AOR). P-value < 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.Results: The prevalence of central obesity with waist circumference and waist to hip ratio definition criteria was 37.6% and 35.7%, respectively. According to body mass index, about 26.26% and 10.29% of the study participants were overweight and obese, respectively. A one-year increase in age (AOR=1.05; 95%CI: 1.03– 1.07), being female (AOR=9.62; 95%CI: 4.84– 19.12) and eating of liquid oils (AOR=2.58; 95%CI: 1.71− 3.90) were found to have statistically significant variables with central obesity.Conclusion: The prevalence of central obesity was relatively high in comparison with similar studies. Thus, governmental and nongovernmental organizations that work in the health system as well as health professionals should focus on the preventive measure of central obesity to control its associated disorders at an early stage.Keywords: central obesity, magnitude, associated factor, Northwest Ethiopia
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title	Magnitude of Central Obesity and its Associated Factors Among Adults in Urban Areas of Northwest Ethiopia
title_short	Magnitude of Central Obesity and its Associated Factors Among Adults in Urban Areas of Northwest Ethiopia
title_full	Magnitude of Central Obesity and its Associated Factors Among Adults in Urban Areas of Northwest Ethiopia
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Magnitude of Central Obesity and its Associated Factors Among Adults in Urban Areas of Northwest Ethiopia

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