在纳米比亚的Otjomuise社区成年人中肥胖的流行率
Simone Ferreira1, Craig Vincent-Lambert2
1Department of Sport and Movement Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Health SA = SA Gesondheid
|September 12, 2025
概括
肥胖问题在纳米比亚越来越严重,奥托莫威斯地区超过43%的成年人超重或肥胖. 社区查对于早期检测和干预以打击非传染性疾病 (NCD) 至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 非传染性疾病 (NCD) 是一种非传染性疾病.
背景情况:
- 肥胖是非传染性疾病 (NCD) 的重要危险因素.
- 全球社会经济弱势群体和纳米比亚等非洲国家中都观察到肥胖率的上升.
- 饮食和生活方式的转变有助于增加肥胖患病率.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定成年人中肥胖的患病率在纳米比亚的Otjomuise.
- 为纳米比亚的公共卫生监测和干预策略提供最新的肥胖数据.
主要方法:
- 对335名成年参与者进行了一项横截式描述性研究.
- 使用疾病控制和预防中心 (CDC) 标准计算和分类体质指数 (BMI).
- 数据是在纳米比亚奥托莫伊塞的一个社区医疗保健诊所收集的.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,43.3%的参与者要么超重 (26.6%),要么肥胖 (16.7%).
- 与男性 (22.92 ± 4.64 kg/m2) 相比,女性的BMI平均值 (26.76 ± 6.28 kg/m2) 更高.
- 只有48.7%的参与者体重健康,而9.3%的参与者体重不足.
结论:
- 大部分Otjomuise社区的人超重和肥胖,尤其是女性.
- 研究结果强调需要有针对性的公共卫生干预措施,以应对肥胖和NCD风险的增加.
- 基于社区的查是肥胖监测和预防工作的有效工具.
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