PMID- 30087841
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200930
IS  - 2228-6497 (Print)
IS  - 2228-6497 (Electronic)
IS  - 2228-6497 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 3
DP  - 2018
TI  - Socio-demographic determinants of obesity indexes in Iran: findings from a 
      nationwide STEPS survey.
PG  - 187-194
LID - 10.15171/hpp.2018.25 [doi]
AB  - Background: Overweight and obesity are considered as non-communicable diseases 
      (NCDs) risk factors with increasing prevalence worldwide. This nationwide study 
      aimed to determine the socio-demographic determinants of obesity indexes in Iran. 
      Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted based on data from the sixth 
      round of nationwide Stepwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) survey in the 31 
      provinces of Iran in 2011. A total of 9878 people aged >/=20 years were selected 
      using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected through three 
      steps questionnaire including ecological, physical and biochemical measurements. 
      We assessed body mass index (BMI), waist circumference(WC) and waist-hip ratio 
      (WHR) as the main indicators of obesity. Results: In this study, the weighted 
      prevalence of overweight and obesity were 34.5% (95% CI:33.6, 35.5) and 21.5% 
      (95% CI: 20.7, 22.3), respectively. The mean +/- standard deviation (SD)of BMI 
      among men and women were 25.4+/-4.4 and 26.9+/-5.2 kg/m(2) respectively. Older 
      age,living alone, having lower education level, being housewife or retired were 
      associated with overweight and obesity (P<0.05). Urbanization was positively 
      associated with BMI and WC.Being obese or overweight was associated with having a 
      history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular 
      diseases (CVDs). Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight in this study was less 
      than global rate while it was vice versa for obesity prevalence. Some 
      socio-demographic characteristics were identified as determinants of obesity 
      which should be considered for planning preventive and control action plans.
FAU - Kolahi, Ali-Asghar
AU  - Kolahi AA
AD  - Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of 
      Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
FAU - Moghisi, Alireza
AU  - Moghisi A
AD  - Deputy General Director for NCDs, National Focal Person for STEPS Survey & 
      Director for Injury Prevention, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, 
      Iran.
FAU - Soleiman Ekhtiari, Yalda
AU  - Soleiman Ekhtiari Y
AD  - Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of 
      Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180707
PL  - Iran
TA  - Health Promot Perspect
JT  - Health promotion perspectives
JID - 101580052
PMC - PMC6064748
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Abdominal obesity
OT  - Body mass index
OT  - Cardiovascular diseases
OT  - Hypertension
OT  - Obesity
OT  - Type 2 diabetes mellitus
EDAT- 2018/08/09 06:00
MHDA- 2018/08/09 06:01
PMCR- 2018/07/07
CRDT- 2018/08/09 06:00
PHST- 2018/01/23 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/06/25 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/08/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/08/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/08/09 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/07/07 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.15171/hpp.2018.25 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Health Promot Perspect. 2018 Jul 7;8(3):187-194. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2018.25. 
      eCollection 2018.