PMID- 19713182
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091001
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 0964-7058 (Print)
IS  - 0964-7058 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 2
DP  - 2009
TI  - Prevalence and risk factors with overweight and obesity among Vietnamese adults: 
      Caucasian and Asian cut-offs.
PG  - 226-33
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with 
      overweight/obesity among adults in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) using Caucasian and 
      Asian cut-offs. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey. METHODS: In 2005, 1,971 
      adults aged 25-64 years in HCMC were randomly selected using a proportional to 
      population size sampling method to estimate the prevalence of overweight and 
      obesity, measured by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Multivariable 
      logistic models were used to examine associations between overweight/obesity and 
      socioeconomic status, health-related behaviors, and biochemical indices of 
      chronic disease risk. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity using the 
      Caucasian BMI cut-offs were 13.9% and 1.8% respectively, and those with the Asian 
      BMI cut-offs were 27.5% and 5.7%, respectively. The abdominal adiposity rates 
      were higher than the BMI overweight and obesity rates in women, but not in men. 
      Increasing age, low education, high household wealth index, high levels of 
      sitting and reclining time, cholesterol and high blood pressure were 
      significantly associated with overweight and obesity. Current smoking and 
      sedentary leisure time was significantly negatively associated with this status 
      in men. CONCLUSION: Associations between overweight/obesity and metabolic 
      disorders were evident using both cut-offs. Asian cut-offs identified more risk 
      factors and therefore could be considered for defining at-risk groups. The 
      results highlight the importance of intervention programs to prevent 
      overweight/obesity in young adults.
FAU - Trinh, Oanh T H
AU  - Trinh OT
AD  - Faculty of Public Health, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Ho Chi Minh 
      City, 159 Hung Phu, Ward 8, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 
      oanhtrinh66@gmail.com
FAU - Nguyen, Nguyen D
AU  - Nguyen ND
FAU - Phongsavan, Philayrath
AU  - Phongsavan P
FAU - Dibley, Michael J
AU  - Dibley MJ
FAU - Bauman, Adrian E
AU  - Bauman AE
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - China
TA  - Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
JT  - Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
JID - 9440304
RN  - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol)
SB  - IM
MH  - Abdominal Fat
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Asian People
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Cholesterol/blood
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Behavior/ethnology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Obesity/*diagnosis/*epidemiology/ethnology
MH  - Overweight/diagnosis/*epidemiology/ethnology
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Social Class
MH  - Vietnam/epidemiology
MH  - Waist Circumference/ethnology
MH  - *White People
EDAT- 2009/08/29 09:00
MHDA- 2009/10/02 06:00
CRDT- 2009/08/29 09:00
PHST- 2009/08/29 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/08/29 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/10/02 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2009;18(2):226-33.