Obesity Among Kuwaitis Aged 50 Years or Older: Prevalence, Correlates, and Comorbidities.
Objectives: Obesity is a serious global health problem. Our objectives are to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among elderly Kuwaitis aged 50 or older, examine their sociodemographic correlates, and analyze the association between obesity and its comorbidities. Methods: A cross-sectio...
| Publicado en: | Gerontologist Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 555 - 567 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=89102459&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 89102459 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00169013 GET jtl: Gerontologist issn: 00169013 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2013 vid: 53 iid: 4 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 89102459 10.1093/geront/gns108 ppf: 555 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Obesity Among Kuwaitis Aged 50 Years or Older: Prevalence, Correlates, and Comorbidities. aug: au: Badr, Hanan E. Shah, Nasra M. Shah, Makhdoom A. affil: Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University . Globe Consultancy , Kuwait, Kuwait su: Kuwait Obesity risk factors Epidemiology Interviewing Obesity Sex distribution Socioeconomic factors Cross-sectional method Chi-squared test Cluster analysis (Statistics) Confidence intervals Food preferences Statistical sampling Comorbidity Data analysis Multiple regression analysis Body mass index Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics sug: subj: Obesity risk factors Epidemiology Interviewing Obesity Sex distribution Socioeconomic factors Cross-sectional method Kuwait Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling Chi-squared test Cluster analysis (Statistics) Confidence intervals Food preferences Statistical sampling Comorbidity Data analysis Multiple regression analysis Body mass index Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics keyword: Elderly Obesity comorbidities Overweight Elderly Obesity comorbidities Overweight ab: Objectives: Obesity is a serious global health problem. Our objectives are to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among elderly Kuwaitis aged 50 or older, examine their sociodemographic correlates, and analyze the association between obesity and its comorbidities. Methods: A cross-sectional face-to-face interview survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted among 2,443 Kuwaiti men and women aged 50 or older. Height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Results: About 81% respondents were overweight of whom 46% were obese. Mean BMI was 30.0 (31.2 for women and 28.1 for men). Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that relatively young elderly Kuwaitis (50–59) were 1.7 and 2.2 times more likely to be overweight and obese, respectively, compared with those aged 70 or older. Married individuals had 2.3 times higher risk to be overweight or obese than non-married individuals. Women were 3.6 times more likely to suffer from obesity than men. Overweight and obesity were found to be independent risk factors for hypertension (OR = 1.3 and 1.9, respectively), diabetes (OR = 1.4), and osteoarthritis (OR = 1.8 and 1.6, respectively). Conclusions: Prevalence of overweight and obesity is alarmingly high among elderly Kuwaitis. The associated disease burden is substantial. Stakeholders should address the problem and launch national extensive health-promoting campaigns targeting perceptible lifestyle changes. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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