OBJECTIVE To estimate frequencies of metabolic risk phenotypes and their associations in body mass index and waist circumference-based obesity categories. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from August 2014 to March 2016. Anthropometric and clinical data of young adults was collected. All subjects were catego...

Objective: To determine the best index of central obesity that predicts cardiovascular risk factors (general obesity and hypertension). Methods: A cross-sectional study involving nine hundred and sixteen (443 males and 473 females) participants of a community health survey in Sagamu and Remo-North Local Government Areas of Ogun State, Nigeria. The body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC)...

Dietary patterns represent a broader picture of food consumption, and are better correlated with a variety of health outcomes. However, few studies have been conducted to explore the associations between dietary patterns and obesity in Southwest China. Data from the 2010-2012 National Nutrition Survey in the province of Yunnan, Southwest China, were analyzed (n = 1604, aged 18-80 years). Dietar...

Although central obesity is a more powerful predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than general obesity, there is limited information on structural and functional changes of the heart in central obesity. Therefore, we evaluated the association between abdominal obesity and geometric and functional changes of the heart in healthy males. A total of 1460 healthy males aged 40 to 70 years withou...

BACKGROUND With both a high need for recovery (NFR) and overweight and obesity being a potential burden for organizations (e.g. productivity loss and sickness absence), the aim of this paper was to examine the associations between overweight and obesity and several other health measures and NFR in office workers. METHODS Baseline data of 412 office employees participating in a randomised cont...

BACKGROUND Emerging evidence suggests that neighborhood characteristics can have direct and indirect effects on the weight status of the residents. OBJECTIVES To assess the relationship between general and central obesity and the neighborhood environment in two ethnic groups (Azeri Turks and Kurds) living in Urmia city, Northwestern Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, ...

Obesity is one of the major public health burdens, and a global pandemic that has been associated with lifestyle habits comorbidities in general population. Teachers comprise wide category workers unestablished factors obesity. This cross-sectional epidemiological study analyzed association obesity, defined by body mass index ? 30 kg/m², work-related (years profession, hours worked weekly), (sp...

Results: The overall prevalence, in this adult Saudi community, of obesity and overweight was 15.12% and 32.82% in males and 23.97% and 29.09% in females, respectively. Further grouping was carried out according to age into 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and > 50 years age groups and the prevalence of obesity and overweight was determined in each age group. In the males the highest prevalence of obesity a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of two intervention modalities concerning overweight and obesity among children in general practice. DESIGN Prospective randomized controlled trial. SETTING A total of 60 general practices in the former County of Funen, Denmark. SUBJECTS Overweight children, identified by International Obesity Task Force criteria, aged 5-9 years. INTERVENTION Model 1 wit...

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