Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Pakistani Adults

Asif, Muhammad; Aslam, Muhammad; Altaf, Saima; Atif, Saima; Majid, Abdul

doi:10.7570/jomes19039

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“…It is worth noting that the variations could be attributed to the differences in the exclusion criteria. Similarly, the prevalence rates reported in this study were also comparable with those reported for other neighbouring south Asian countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India [36][37][38], which were also based on a nationally representative sample of adult women. Research suggests that low skeletal muscle mass, excess abdominal adiposity, and increased hepatic fat are typically observed among south Asians, which are associated with high risk of development of NCDs such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other associated comorbidities [39][40][41].…”

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Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys

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This study aimed to examine the trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to determine the associated socioeconomic and household environmental factors among women in Nepal. Using nationally representative data from the 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 cross-sectional Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHSs) (n = 33,507), the prevalence of overweight–obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) among women aged 15–49 years were examined. From the latest NDHS 2016, non-pregnant women with recorded anthropometric measurements (n = 6165) were included in the final analyses. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine the socioeconomic and household environmental factors associated with BMI ≥ 25 and BMI ≥ 30. Between 1996 and 2016, the prevalence of overweight–obesity increased from 1.8% to 19.7%, while the prevalence of obesity increased from 0.2% to 4.1%. Age, marital status, wealth index, province of residence, type of cooking fuel, and household possessions—refrigerator and bicycle were significantly associated with having overweight–obesity and obesity. Similarly, educational status, religion, type of toilet facility, and household possessions—television and mobile phone were significantly associated with having overweight–obesity. Given the alarming increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Nepalese women, there is an urgent need for interventions addressing these critical socioeconomic and household environmental factors.

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Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys

et al. 2021

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“…It is worth noting that the variations could be attributed to the differences in the exclusion criteria. Similarly, the prevalence rates reported in this study were also comparable with those reported for other neighbouring South Asian countries [36][37][38], which were also based on a nationally representative sample of adult women. Research suggests that low skeletal muscle mass, excess abdominal adiposity, and increased hepatic fat are typically observed among South Asians, which are associated with high risk of development of NCDs such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other associated comorbidities [39][40][41].…”

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confidence: 87%

Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys

Rana¹,

Ghimire²,

Chimoriya³

et al. 2021

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This study aimed to examine the trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to determine the associated socioeconomic and household environmental factors among women in Nepal. Using nationally representative data from the 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016 cross-sectional Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHSs) (n = 33,507), the prevalence of overweight–obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) among women aged 15–49 years were examined. From the latest NDHS 2016, non-pregnant women with recorded anthropometric measurements (n = 6165) were included in the final analyses. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine the socioeconomic and household environmental factors associated with BMI ≥ 25 and BMI ≥ 30. Between 1996 and 2016, the prevalence of overweight–obesity increased from 1.8% to 19.7%, while the prevalence of obesity increased from 0.2% to 4.1%. Age, marital status, wealth index, province of residence, cooking fuel, refrigerator, and bicycle were significantly associated with having both overweight–obesity and obesity. Similarly, educational status, religion, type of toilet facility, television, and mobile phone were significantly associated with having overweight–obesity. Given the alarming increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Nepalese women, there is an urgent need of interventions addressing these critical socioeconomic and household environmental factors.

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“…According to Calik et al, prepregnancy overweight and obesity was documented in 20.6% and 3.9% pregnant females respectively [ 10 ]. However studies conducted in Pakistan and Bangladesh have shown that there is a trend towards over weight (23.9% and 40.1%) and obesity (6.3% and 21.2%) respectively [ 4 , 11 ]. Our study shows similar trend towards over weight and obesity.…”

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“…However, there is a change in trend and now Pakistan ranks among the top 10 countries where obesity is prevalent. About 23.9% and 6.3% of Pakistani females of childbearing age are overweight and obese respectively [ 4 ].…”

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Pre-pregnancy maternal BMI as predictor of neonatal birth weight

Gul¹,

Iqbal²,

Anwar³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Introduction BMI is a tool to measure maternal nutritional status. Maternal malnutrition is frequently reported health problem especially during child bearing age and effects neonatal birth weight. Aim To determine relationship between prepregnancy maternal BMI and neonatal birth weight. Methods and material Prospective, cross sectional study conducted in Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan over a period of 1 year including 2766 mother—neonate pairs. All full term, live born neonates of both gender in early neonatal period (<72 hours) with documented maternal pre-pregnancy and/or first trimester BMI were enrolled. Data analysis using SPSS version 20, was performed. Results Data analysis of 2766 mother–neonates pairs showed that there were 32.9% overweight and 16.5% obese mothers. More than two third of all overweight and obese mothers were of age group between 26–35 years. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, medical illness, uterine malformations and caesarean mode of delivery were more prevalent in obese mothers as 22.8%, 10.1%, 13.2%, 2.6% and 75.4% respectively. Mean birth weight, length and OFC increased with increasing maternal BMI. Comparing for normal weight mothers, underweight mothers were at increased risk of low birth weight (p< 0.01) and low risk of macrosomic neonates (p<0.01). However overweight and obese mothers were comparable to normal weight mothers for delivering macrosomic neonates (p 0.89 and p 0.66 respectively). Conclusions Our study highlights that direct relationship exists between maternal BMI and neonatal birth weight.

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Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Pakistani Adults

Cited by 40 publications

References 21 publications

Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys

Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys

Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys

Pre-pregnancy maternal BMI as predictor of neonatal birth weight

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