Prevalence of obesity – baseline assessment in the prospective cohort ‘PONS’ study
Journal Title: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Year 2011, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the population of Świętokrzyskie Province in Poland.Methods: Body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC) in the Polish-Norwegian Study (PONS) was measured in 2,567 females and 1,287 males. Anthropometric measurements included fat mass, height, weight, waist and hip circumference. BMI and WHR were calculated.Results: Data showed that 52% of males and 42% of females were overweight (25.0≤BMI<30.0 kg/m[sup]2[/sup]), and the prevalence of obesity (BMI≥30.0 kg/m[sup]2[/sup]) was 35% in both genders. The average BMI was higher in males (28.5 kg/m2) than in females (28.2 kg/m[sup]2[/sup]). Analysis of WC showed that 36% of males and 45% of females had abdominal obesity, whereas measurements of WHR showed abdominal obesity in 64% of males and 79% of females. Generally, the prevalence of obesity was higher in the older age group (55-64 years) and in rural inhabitants. The prevalence of overweight increased with educational level, but the prevalence of obesity decreased with level of education in both males and females.Conclusions: Almost 80% of the PONS population were either overweight or obese; therefore, the PONS population is at increased risk of developing obesity-related diseases.
Authors and Affiliations
Katarzyna Zatońska, Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Bożena Regulska-Ilow, Rafał Ilow, Dorota Różańska, Andrzej Szuba, Jakub Einhorn, Lars Vatten, Mai Xiao-Mei, Imre Janszky, Piotr Paprzycki, Urszula Sulkowska, Małgorzata Goździewska, Marta Mańczuk, Witold A. Zatoński
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