PMID- 22626474
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130529
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1878-1780 (Electronic)
IS  - 1262-3636 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 5
DP  - 2012 Nov
TI  - The prevalence of overweight and obesity, and distribution of waist 
      circumference, in adults and children in the French Overseas Territories: the 
      PODIUM survey.
PG  - 404-11
LID - S1262-3636(12)00075-4 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.diabet.2012.03.008 [doi]
AB  - AIM: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of overweight (excluding 
      obesity) and obesity, and distribution of waist circumference, in children and 
      adults in four French Overseas Territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana 
      in the Caribbean and French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean). METHODS: The survey 
      was designed to provide a sample representative of the population in each of the 
      four territories. The protocol aimed to evaluate 600 adults (aged >/= 15 years) and 
      300 children (aged: 5-14 years) in each territory. RESULTS: In children, the 
      differences were small among the territories in the prevalence of overweight 
      (excluding obesity), as defined by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF): 
      Guadeloupe, 15.4%; Martinique, 17.0%; French Guiana, 13.2%; and French Polynesia, 
      17.2% (P = 0.49). Larger, significant, differences were observed for obesity, 
      with prevalences of 7.2%, 7.7%, 5.4% and 15.9%, respectively (P < 0.002). In 
      adults, the prevalence of obesity also differed significantly among the 
      territories: 22.9%, 22.0%, 17.9% and 33.1% in Guadeloupe, Martinique, French 
      Guiana and French Polynesia, respectively (P < 0.001, adjusted for age and 
      gender). However, overweight (excluding obesity) was again more homogeneously 
      distributed, with prevalences of 31.7%, 33.6%, 30.3% and 34.4%, respectively (P = 
      0.43, adjusted for age and gender). Waist circumference was larger in French 
      Polynesia than in the other territories in both genders, and in both children and 
      adults. CONCLUSION: While the distribution of overweight was relatively 
      homogeneous, the prevalence of obesity differed considerably across the four 
      territories. It was especially high in French Polynesia, and in children and 
      women. Appropriate programmes are urgently needed in these populations, 
      especially in children, to avoid the morbidity associated with obesity.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
FAU - Daigre, J-L
AU  - Daigre JL
AD  - Service de medecine interne-diabetologie, centre hospitalier de l'Ouest Guyanais, 
      97393 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana.
FAU - Atallah, A
AU  - Atallah A
FAU - Boissin, J-L
AU  - Boissin JL
FAU - Jean-Baptiste, G
AU  - Jean-Baptiste G
FAU - Kangambega, P
AU  - Kangambega P
FAU - Chevalier, H
AU  - Chevalier H
FAU - Balkau, B
AU  - Balkau B
FAU - Smadja, D
AU  - Smadja D
FAU - Inamo, J
AU  - Inamo J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
DEP - 20120522
PL  - France
TA  - Diabetes Metab
JT  - Diabetes & metabolism
JID - 9607599
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Distribution
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Coronary Disease/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Female
MH  - French Guiana/epidemiology
MH  - Guadeloupe/epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Martinique/epidemiology
MH  - Obesity/epidemiology
MH  - Overweight/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Polynesia/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Public Health
MH  - Sex Distribution
MH  - Stroke/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - *Waist Circumference
EDAT- 2012/05/26 06:00
MHDA- 2013/05/31 06:00
CRDT- 2012/05/26 06:00
PHST- 2011/01/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/03/27 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/03/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/05/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/05/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/05/31 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1262-3636(12)00075-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.diabet.2012.03.008 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Diabetes Metab. 2012 Nov;38(5):404-11. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2012.03.008. Epub 
      2012 May 22.