Promoting physical activity in a multi-ethnic district - methods and baseline results of a pseudo-experimental intervention study

Jenum, Anne Karen; Lorentzen, Catherine; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Holme, Ingar; Lund‐Larsen, Per G.; Ommundsen, Yngvar; Raastad, Truls; Thelle, Dag S.; Bahr, Roald

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“…In 2000, 6,140 subjects aged 30-67 years in two administrative districts with low socio-economic status in eastern Oslo were invited by letter to participate in a population-based survey containing a questionnaire with questions about general health status, self-reported disease, health-related behaviour and socio-economic factors (the letter contained brief information in several languages) [7]. The questionnaire was translated into relevant languages.…”

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Ethnicity and sex are strong determinants of diabetes in an urban Western society: implications for prevention

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Aims/hypothesis: This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of diabetes and its association with ethnicity and sex, to identify subgroups at special risk. Methods:We performed a population-based cross-sectional survey of 30-to 67-year-olds in an area of Oslo with low socio-economic status, and collected data using questionnaires, physical examinations and serum analyses for the 2,513 participants (attendance rate 49.3%). Results: In the age group 30-59 years, mean BMI was 28.5 (95% CI: 27.5-29.6) for South Asian women, 26.1 (25.9-26.4) for Western women, 26.7 (26.1-27.4) for South Asian men and 27.2 (26.9-27.5) for Western men. The diabetes prevalence rates were 27.5% (18.1-36.9) for South Asian women, 2.9% (1.9-3.4) for Western women, 14.3% (8.0-20.7) for South Asian men and 5.9% (4.2-7.5) for Western men. The age-adjusted odds ratio (OR) for diabetes for women vs men was 1.9 (0.9-4.1) for South Asians, and 0.4 (0.3-0.6) for the Western population (p<0.001). The ageadjusted OR for diabetes for South Asians vs Westerners was 11.0 (5.8-21.1) for women and 3.0 (1.6-5.4) for men, and after adjustment for WHR the ORs were 7.7 (3.9-15.3) for women and 2.6 (1.4-4.9) for men. After additional adjustments for physical activity, education, body height and fertility for women, the OR was 6.0 (2.3-15.4) for women and 1.9 (0.9-4.0) for men. Conclusions/interpretation: The alarmingly high prevalence of diabetes among South Asian women in Norway needs further investigation, as it has considerable public health implications. Ethnic differences in OR for diabetes persisted after adjustment for age, adiposity, physical activity and education. These differences were still present for women after additional adjustment for body height and fertility.

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“…The questionnaire was translated into relevant languages. Measurements of body height, weight, waist and hip circumferences, blood pressure and non-fasting serum glucose (NFSG) were performed according to established standards [7].…”

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Ethnicity and sex are strong determinants of diabetes in an urban Western society: implications for prevention

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“…Body weight (in kg, one decimal) and height (in cm, one decimal) were measured in light clothes with an electronic device (DS 102, Arctic Heading, Norway) [16]. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as kg/m 2 .…”

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“…The "Romsås in Motion" Study is a population-based three-year pseudo-experimental community intervention programme including Romsås, a low-income, multi-ethnic population in Oslo, and a similar population in a neighbouring district, Furuset [16,17].…”

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Two short questionnaires on leisure-time physical activity compared with serum lipids, anthropometric measurements and aerobic power in a suburban population from Oslo, Norway

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Promoting physical activity in a multi-ethnic district - methods and baseline results of a pseudo-experimental intervention study

Abstract: The prevalence of self-reported diabetes is remarkably higher than reported from other studies in Norway. The proportion of undiagnosed diabetes was higher than anticipated, and constituted 39% of all those categorized as diabetics.

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Ethnicity and sex are strong determinants of diabetes in an urban Western society: implications for prevention

Ethnicity and sex are strong determinants of diabetes in an urban Western society: implications for prevention

Two short questionnaires on leisure-time physical activity compared with serum lipids, anthropometric measurements and aerobic power in a suburban population from Oslo, Norway

Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity

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