Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern Iran
Objectives: The main aim of this study is to determine the centralobesity trends during the period from 2006 to 2010 among 15-65years old people in Northern Iran.Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional studyconducted on 6466 subjects who had been chosen by a multistage cluster random s...
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doaj-786f354ee14140df8fb44d4a15c9990d2020-11-24T23:06:33ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042012-01-012715053 Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern IranEbrahim TazikAbdolhamid AngizehPooneh MoharloeiSamieh BanihashemMehdi SedaghatGholamreza VeghariAbbas Moghaddami Objectives: The main aim of this study is to determine the centralobesity trends during the period from 2006 to 2010 among 15-65years old people in Northern Iran.Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional studyconducted on 6466 subjects who had been chosen by a multistage cluster random sampling within five steps. The subjects wererandomly chosen from 325 clusters and each cluster included 20cases. Central obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥102 cmand ≥88 cm in men and women, respectively.Results: Compared to 2010, the mean waist circumference in2006 changed from 87.2 cm to 88.1 cm in men (p=0.237), andfrom 90.3 cm to 88.6 cm in women (p=0.045). The comparisonbetween 2006 and 2010 revealed that the prevalence of centralobesity slightly decreased, 6.8�0and 2.4�0in urban women andmen, respectively. Generally, the mean of waist circumferencesignificantly decreased in urban women (by 0.069 cm in each year;p=0.020); however, the decrease of waist circumference in urbanmen was not significant (0.006 cm decrease each year; p=0.915).Conclusion: The prevalence of central obesity declined amongboth males and females in the urban area; however, there wasan attenuated increasing trend in the rural area. The disparity oftrends between the two regions should be considered for furtherstudy.http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=982324Central obesity.waist circumferenceTRENDAdultIran |
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Ebrahim Tazik Abdolhamid Angizeh Pooneh Moharloei Samieh Banihashem Mehdi Sedaghat Gholamreza Veghari Abbas Moghaddami Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern Iran Oman Medical Journal Central obesity. waist circumference TREND Adult Iran |
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Ebrahim Tazik Abdolhamid Angizeh Pooneh Moharloei Samieh Banihashem Mehdi Sedaghat Gholamreza Veghari Abbas Moghaddami |
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Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern Iran |
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Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern Iran |
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Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern Iran |
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Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern Iran |
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Trends in Waist Circumference and Central Obesity in Adults, Northern Iran |
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trends in waist circumference and central obesity in adults, northern iran |
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1999-768X 2070-5204 |
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Objectives: The main aim of this study is to determine the centralobesity trends during the period from 2006 to 2010 among 15-65years old people in Northern Iran.Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional studyconducted on 6466 subjects who had been chosen by a multistage cluster random sampling within five steps. The subjects wererandomly chosen from 325 clusters and each cluster included 20cases. Central obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥102 cmand ≥88 cm in men and women, respectively.Results: Compared to 2010, the mean waist circumference in2006 changed from 87.2 cm to 88.1 cm in men (p=0.237), andfrom 90.3 cm to 88.6 cm in women (p=0.045). The comparisonbetween 2006 and 2010 revealed that the prevalence of centralobesity slightly decreased, 6.8�0and 2.4�0in urban women andmen, respectively. Generally, the mean of waist circumferencesignificantly decreased in urban women (by 0.069 cm in each year;p=0.020); however, the decrease of waist circumference in urbanmen was not significant (0.006 cm decrease each year; p=0.915).Conclusion: The prevalence of central obesity declined amongboth males and females in the urban area; however, there wasan attenuated increasing trend in the rural area. The disparity oftrends between the two regions should be considered for furtherstudy. |
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Central obesity. waist circumference TREND Adult Iran |
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