Sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors for obesity among community-dwelling older adults in Ghana and Nigeria: A secondary analysis of data from the SIREN study

Objectives To explore the prevalence and risk factors of obesity among older adults from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods This is a secondary analysis of data obtained from the SIREN study through in-person interviews and measurements from healthy stroke-free older adults (≥60 years...

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Published in:Chronic illness 2023-03, Vol.19 (1), p.40-55
Main Authors: Akpa, Onoja M., Okekunle, Akinkunmi P., Sarfo, Fred S., Akinyemi, Rufus O., Akpalu, Albert, Wahab, Kolawole W., Komolafe, Morenikeji, Obiako, Reginald, Owolabi, Lukman, Jenkins, Carolyn, Abiodun, Adeoye, Ogbole, Godwin, Fawale, Bimbo, Akinyemi, Joshua, Agunloye, Atinuke, Uvere, Ezinne O., Fakunle, Adekunle, Ovbiagele, Bruce, Owolabi, Mayowa O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Body Mass Index
Female
Ghana - epidemiology
Humans
Independent Living
Male
Nigeria - epidemiology
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Older people
Overweight
Overweight - epidemiology
Risk behavior
Risk Factors
Sociodemographics
Waist
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Summary:Objectives To explore the prevalence and risk factors of obesity among older adults from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods This is a secondary analysis of data obtained from the SIREN study through in-person interviews and measurements from healthy stroke-free older adults (≥60 years). Overweight/obesity was defined as body mass index ≥25 kg/m2. Abdominal obesity was defined as waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of >0.90 for males and >0.85/females or waist circumference (WC) of >102 cm for males/>88 cm for females. Adjusted odds ratio (aORs) with 95% confidence interval (CIs) of the relationship between obesity and sociodemographic factors were assessed at P $100/month (aOR: 1.53; CI: 1.19–1.96), and having formal education (aOR: 1.42; CI: 1.08–1.87) were associated with overweight/obesity. Conclusion Living in urban settings, earning a higher income, and having a formal education were associated with a higher odds of obesity among older adults from LMICs.
ISSN:1742-3953
1745-9206
DOI:10.1177/17423953211054023