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. 2015 Feb 14:29:178.
eCollection 2015.

The prevalence of adulthood overweight and obesity in Tehran: findings from Urban HEART-2 study

Aliasghar Ahmad Kiadaliri  1 , Mehdi Jafari  2 , Mohammad-Reza Vaez Mahdavi  3 , Soghrat Faghihzadeh  4 , Naser Kalantari  5 , Mohsen Asadi-Lari  6
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The prevalence of adulthood overweight and obesity in Tehran: findings from Urban HEART-2 study

Aliasghar Ahmad Kiadaliri et al. Med J Islam Repub Iran. .

Abstract

Background: To estimate and compare prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult people across the 22 districts of Tehran in 2011.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data on 47,406 women and 47,525 men aged≥ 15 years from a large population-based survey (Urban HEART-2). Age-standardized prevalence (ASP) of overweight (25≤BMI<30) and obesity (BMI≥30) were estimated for the Tehran's districts. Pearson Chi2 tests and logistic regression were used to examine any significant differences in prevalence of these disorders across sociodemographic groups.

Results: ASPs of overweight were 36.5% and 32.0 % among men and women, respectively (p<0.001). These figures for obesity were 10.7% and 15.3% among men and women, respectively (p<0.001). Crude prevalence of overweight and obesity rose with age up to the age of 54 years and decreased thereafter. Across education groups, the lowest prevalence of overweight/obesity was seen among most educated people. The results showed that being young, single and student were associated with lower odds of overweight/obesity.

Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult in Tehran. There were significant associations between sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of overweight/obesity among adults in Tehran. The results of this study might be used in identifying high risk groups of overweight and obesity in Tehran.

Keywords: Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Tehran.

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