Lifestyle and social factors associated with obesity among the Bahraini adult population

A cross-sectional survey on 514 Bahraini natives aged 30-79 years was carried out to study the lifestyle and social factors associated with obesity. Body mass index, BMI (weight, kg/high, m 2 ) was used to determine obesity among the study population. Obesity was considered when the subject had BMI...

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Published in:Ecology of food and nutrition 2000-06, Vol.39 (2), p.121-133
Main Authors: Musaiger, Abdulrahman O., Al-Awadi, Abdul-hai A., Al-Mannai, Mariam A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bahrain
Biological and medical sciences
Lifestyle
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Obesity
overweight
social tactors
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Summary:A cross-sectional survey on 514 Bahraini natives aged 30-79 years was carried out to study the lifestyle and social factors associated with obesity. Body mass index, BMI (weight, kg/high, m 2 ) was used to determine obesity among the study population. Obesity was considered when the subject had BMI equal to or greater than 25. The overall prevalence of obesity was 56% in men and 79.6% in women. Age, sex, education, smoking and history of diabetes and hypertension, watching television and frequency of fruit intake had a significant association with obesity. When a multiple logistic regression was used to estimate the risk of occurrence of obesity, it was found that the risk of obesity is greater in subjects who were females, educated, currently married, watching television daily, non-smokers, consuming fresh fruit more than three times a week and having a history of diabetes and hypertension. Lifestyle, dietary habits and social factors should be considered, therefore, in any health programme to prevent and control obesity in this community.
ISSN:0367-0244
1543-5237
DOI:10.1080/03670244.2000.9991610