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Osmari DG, Garcez A, Dias-da-Costa JS, Olinto MTA. Association between obesity and common mental disorders in women: a population-based study in Southern Brazil. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2024; 59:1577-1585. [PMID: 37410161 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02530-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The study aimed to investigate the relationship between obesity and common mental disorders (CMD) among women. METHODS This is a cross-sectional population-based study with a representative sample of 981 adult women (20-60 years of age) living in the urban area of the municipality of São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil, in 2015. The presence of CMD was assessed using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20 ≥ 8). Obesity was defined by body mass index (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2). Prevalence ratios (PRs) for the association between obesity and CMD were measured by Poisson regression with robust variance, including their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS The mean age of the sample was 40.3 years (standard deviation = 11.4 years). The prevalence of CMD was 33.7% (95% CI 30.8-36.7), while obesity was 31.2% (95% CI 28.3-34.1). The occurrence of CMD was higher in women with low levels of education and belonging to lower economic class, as well as smokers and those who were insufficiently active. Obesity was more prevalent in older women (50-60 years old) with less schooling, who did not consume alcohol, and those who were insufficiently active. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, women with obesity were 22% more likely to have CMD when compared to those without obesity (PR = 1.22; 95% CI 1.02-1.45; p = 0.030). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated a significant association between obesity and the presence of CMD among women. Additionally, the prevalence of obesity and CMD were high in this population group.
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- Débie Garlet Osmari
- Post-Graduate Program in Collective Health, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Collective Health, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 90035-002, Brazil.
- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul State, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Keino BC, Carrel M. Multilevel factors associated with overweight and obesity in East Africa: Comparative analysis in five countries from 2003 to 2016. Health Place 2024; 89:103326. [PMID: 39067171 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Rising rates of overweight/obesity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are a growing concern. Regional analysis of sociodemographic factors associated with overweight/obesity, as is common, may mask nationally specific associations. We examine the spatiotemporal trends of overweight/obesity in women (15-49 years) using 13 years of data (2003-2016) from Demographic and Health Surveys in five East African countries. Multivariable logistic regression reveals that urbanization and individual education, wealth, employment, marital status, and age are linked to overweight/obesity in the region, but their influence varied between nations. Variations in sociodemographic risk factors across nations underscore the need for tailored surveillance and interventions to address the increasing burden of overweight/obesity in East Africa.
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- Barbara Chebet Keino
- Department of Geographical Sciences and Sustainability, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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- Department of Geographical Sciences and Sustainability, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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Li Y, Zhang J, Li J, Chen Y, Zhang J, Zuo M. The influence of parents on children's consciousness of gender equality: a multi-group structural equation modeling approach. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1361281. [PMID: 39205980 PMCID: PMC11349567 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1361281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Objective This study aimed to understand the consciousness of gender equality among school-aged children in China and its influencing factors using structural equation modeling to explore the pathways, intensity and group differences among these factors. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using stratified random whole-group sampling of primary school students in grades 1-6 and their parents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In this study, 1,312 valid questionnaires were collected from a total of 1,500 school-aged children in Hunan Province, China (effective response rate of 87.5%). Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 software. Statistical inference consisted of t-tests, analysis of variance, the LSD test, Pearson correlation analysis, multiple stepwise linear regression analysis and structural equation modeling. Results School-aged children had the lowest consciousness of gender equality in the area of occupation and relatively higher consciousness in the areas of family and school. Children's age, gender, gender role, parent-child relationship, teacher-student relationship and parents' gender equality consciousness had predictive effects on children's consciousness of gender equality. The structural equation model constructed in this study is applicable to school-aged children of different genders. There was a significant difference in the structural equation modeling for children in different study period groups. Conclusion In the education process, parents and teachers should attempt to improve their own consciousness of gender equality, integrate the concept of androgynous education, enhance close relationships with children, and adopt appropriate education methods according to the characteristics of different groups of children.
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- Yifei Li
- Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Heyuan People's Hospital, Heyuan, Guangdong, China
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Navti OB, Pavord S. Venous thromboembolism in pregnant obese Individuals. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2024; 94:102471. [PMID: 38452607 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2024.102471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Venous thrombosis and thromboembolism (VTE) remain the leading cause of direct maternal deaths, occurring within 42 days of the end of pregnancy in the UK. Pregnancy is associated with an overall 10-fold higher incidence of VTE than in the non-pregnant state and has been reported to reach up to 30-fold higher in the puerperium. This increased risk is further exacerbated by maternal obesity in a relationship that appears to be proportional with increasing Body Mass Index (BMI). Maternal obesity is the most common health problem in women of reproductive age with clinically significant health risks to women during pregnancy and after delivery. It is associated with poor perinatal and maternal outcomes, The incidence of maternal obesity has increased significantly worldwide over the last few decades and increasingly, pregnancy is being complicated by extreme or morbid obesity. In this review we discuss the challenges associated with the diagnosis and management of VTE in obese pregnant women and provide a review of the available current evidence.
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- Osric B Navti
- Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Al Wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar; Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar.
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Medicine, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, UK.
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Roczen J, Bolte G, Reineke B, Kuhnert R, Starker A, Mena E. Gender equality and smoking among 15 to 25 year olds-a time-based ecological analysis of developments in Germany from 1960 to 2005. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1295050. [PMID: 38435291 PMCID: PMC10904588 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1295050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Introduction Smoking is a major risk factor for premature death and health problems in which there are significant gender differences in the prevalence of smoking. This ecological study examines the correlation between changes in gender equality and prevalence of smoking among young adults (15-25 years old) in Germany over a period of 45 years (1960-2005). Methods Gender inequality was measured using the United Nations Gender Inequality Index (GII), which is composed of three dimensions; health, empowerment and labour market. It was calculated for the entire registered German population in five-year intervals with values between 0 and 1 (1 = highest inequality). The smoking prevalence of young women and men in Germany was established using a reconstruction method. A gender smoking ratio (GSR) with values between 0 and 1 was determined (1 = identical smoking prevalence among men and women). The smoking behaviour was illustrated and stratified by education. The correlation between the GII and the GSR was analysed. Results The GII decreased from 0.98 to 0.56 between 1960 and 2005. The GSR increased from 0.34 to 0.93. There was a strong negative correlation between the GII and the GSR (r = -0.71). The strength of the correlation fell slightly as the level of education decreased. An increase in gender equality as measured by the GII came along with similarities of smoking prevalence between young women and young men. Conclusion Successful tobacco prevention among young women and men may benefit from involving experts in gender-specific public health research to develop counter-advertising and gender-specific information as needed.
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- Jana Roczen
- Department of Social Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Social Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Health Sciences Bremen, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Social Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Social Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Health Sciences Bremen, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Department of Prevention and Health Promotion, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Muscogiuri G, Verde L, Vetrani C, Barrea L, Savastano S, Colao A. Obesity: a gender-view. J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:299-306. [PMID: 37740888 PMCID: PMC10859324 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02196-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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PURPOSE There is a growing awareness of the importance of understanding gender differences in obesity. The aim of this short review was to revise the current evidence on anthropometric characteristics and nutritional and pharmacological aspects of obesity from a gender perspective. METHODS A literature search within PubMed was performed. Selected publications related to obesity and gender differences were reviewed. RESULTS The prevalence of obesity among men is higher than in women, but women have a higher percentage of body fat content compared to men, and gender appears to be an important factor in the manifestation of central (android) or peripheral (gynoid) obesity. In addition, while in most clinical trials, women are still underrepresented, in clinical registration trials of anti-obesity drugs, women are commonly up-represented and gender-specific analysis is uncommon. Considering that adipose tissue is one of the factors affecting the volume of distribution of many drugs, mainly lipophilic drugs, gender differences might be expected in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anti-obesity drugs. Indeed, although Liraglutide 3 mg, a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, and naltrexone/bupropion display lipophilic properties, currently, a gender-dose adjustment for both these drugs administration is not recommended. In addition, despite that predicted responders to treatment offer substantial opportunities for efficient use, especially of expensive new therapies, such as anti-obesity drugs, data on gender differences to identify early responders to both these have not yet been investigated. Finally, bariatric surgery gender disparity reflects healthcare practices. Weight loss similar, but differing effects: women need more correction and face psychology challenges; men have worse physiology and fewer comorbidity improvements. CONCLUSION Gender differences exist in obesity prevalence and phenotype, body fat distribution, drug efficacy, clinical trial representation, and different secondary effects of bariatric surgery. Gender is an important variable in obesity analysis.
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- G Muscogiuri
- Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
- Centro Italiano Per La Cura E Il Benessere del Paziente Con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
- Cattedra Unesco "Educazione Alla Salute E Allo Sviluppo Sostenibile", University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- Centro Italiano Per La Cura E Il Benessere del Paziente Con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Italiano Per La Cura E Il Benessere del Paziente Con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Scienze Umanistiche, Centro Direzionale, Università Telematica Pegaso, Via PorzioIsola F2, 80143, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Italiano Per La Cura E Il Benessere del Paziente Con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Scienze Umanistiche, Centro Direzionale, Università Telematica Pegaso, Via PorzioIsola F2, 80143, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
- Centro Italiano Per La Cura E Il Benessere del Paziente Con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
- Centro Italiano Per La Cura E Il Benessere del Paziente Con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Diabetologia E Andrologia, Unità Di Endocrinologia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
- Cattedra Unesco "Educazione Alla Salute E Allo Sviluppo Sostenibile", University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Woolcott OO, Seuring T, Castillo OA. Lower Prevalence of Body Fat-Defined Obesity at Higher Altitudes in Peruvian Adults. High Alt Med Biol 2023; 24:214-222. [PMID: 37327017 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2022.0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Woolcott, Orison O., Till Seuring, and Oscar A. Castillo. Lower prevalence of body fat-defined obesity at higher altitudes in Peruvian adults. High Alt Med Biol. 24:214-222, 2023. Background: Previous studies have reported a lower prevalence of obesity (defined as a body mass index [BMI] ≥30 kg/m2) in populations from higher altitudes. Since BMI does not distinguish fat mass and fat-free mass, it is unclear whether there is an inverse association between altitude and body fat-defined obesity. Methods: We performed an analysis of cross-sectional data to examine the association between altitude and body fat-defined obesity (as opposed to BMI-defined obesity) using individual-level data from a nationally representative sample of the Peruvian adult population living between 0 and 5,400 m altitude. Body fat-defined obesity was diagnosed using the relative fat mass (RFM), an anthropometric index validated to estimate whole-body fat percentage. RFM cutoffs for obesity diagnosis were ≥40% for women and ≥30% for men. We utilized Poisson regression to estimate the prevalence ratio and confidence intervals (CIs) as the measure of the association, adjusting for age, cigarette use, and diabetes. Results: Analysis comprised 36,727 individuals (median age, 39 years; 50.1% women). In rural areas, for a one-km increase in altitude, the prevalence of body fat-defined obesity decreased by 12% among women (adjusted prevalence ratio: 0.88; 95% CI, 0.86 - 0.90; p < 0.001) and 19% among men (adjusted prevalence ratio: 0.81; 95% CI, 0.77 - 0.86; p < 0.001), on average, when all the other variables were held constant. The inverse association between altitude and obesity was less strong in urban areas than in rural areas but remained significant among women (p = 0.001) and men (p < 0.001). However, the relationship between altitude and obesity in women who live in urban areas appears to be nonlinear. Conclusions: In Peruvian adults, the prevalence of body fat-defined obesity was inversely associated with altitude. Whether this inverse association is explained by altitude per se or confounded by socioeconomic or other environmental factors, or differences in race/ethnicity or lifestyle, warrants further investigation.
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- Orison O Woolcott
- Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE), Los Angeles, California, USA
- Ronin Institute, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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- Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- National Institute of Andean Biology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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Zhang XL, Zhang XF, Fang Y, Li ML, Shu R, Gong Y, Luo HY, Tian Y. A possible genetic association between obesity and colon cancer in females. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1189570. [PMID: 37711894 PMCID: PMC10497871 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1189570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Object There is mounting clinical evidence that an increase in obesity is linked to an increase in cancer incidence and mortality. Although studies have shown a link between obesity and colon cancer, the particular mechanism of the interaction between obesity and colon cancer in females remains unknown. The goal of this work is to use bioinformatics to elucidate the genetic link between obesity and colon cancer in females and to investigate probable molecular mechanisms. Methods GSE44076 and GSE199063 microarray datasets were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. In the two microarray datasets and healthy controls, the online tool GEO2R was utilized to investigate the differential genes between obesity and colon cancer. The differential genes (DEGs) identified in the two investigations were combined. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment studies were performed on the DEGs. The STRING database and Cytoscape software were then used to build protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks to discover hub genes. NetworkAnalyst was also used to build networks of target microRNAs (miRNAs) and hub genes, as well as networks of transcriptions. Results Between the two datasets, 146 DEGs were shared. The DEGs are primarily enriched in inflammatory and immune-related pathways, according to GO analysis and KEGG. 14 hub genes were identified via PPI building using the Cytoscape software's MCODE and CytoNCA plug-ins: TYROBP, CD44, BGN, FCGR3A, CD53, CXCR4, FN1, SPP1, IGF1, CCND1, MMP9, IL2RG, IL6 and CTGF. Key transcription factors for these hub genes include WRNIP1, ATF1, CBFB, and NR2F6. Key miRNAs for these hub genes include hsa-mir-1-3p, hsa-mir-26b-5p, hsa-mir-164a-5p and hsa-mir-9-5p. Conclusion Our research provides evidence that changed genes are shared by female patients with colon cancer and obesity. Through pathways connected to inflammation and the immune system, these genes play significant roles in the emergence of both diseases. We created a network between hub genes and miRNAs that target transcription factors, which may offer suggestions for future research in this area.
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- Xiao-li Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Yusuf FM, San Sebastián M, Vaezghasemi M. Explaining gender inequalities in overweight people: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis in northern Sweden. Int J Equity Health 2023; 22:159. [PMID: 37608286 PMCID: PMC10464412 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-01973-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Being overweight and obesity are considered serious public health concerns worldwide. At the population level, factors contributing to overweight as well as the differences in overweight between men and women in terms of prevalence or associated factors are relatively well-known. What is less known is what explains the inequalities in overweight between men and women. In this study, we examined the contribution of material, behavioural, and psychosocial factors in explaining the gender differences in overweight among adults in northern Sweden. METHODS This study was based on the 2018 Swedish Health on Equal Terms survey, which was carried out in Sweden's four northernmost regions. The analytical sample consisted of 20,855 participants (47% men) aged 20-84 years. Overweight (including obesity) was the outcome, and the selected explanatory variables were grouped according to three theoretical perspectives: material, behavioural and psychosocial. Descriptive statistics and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition were applied for analysing the data. RESULTS Our study showed that the prevalence of overweight was 64% and 52% among men and women, respectively. It, therefore, revealed a gender gap in overweight people of 11.7% points with explanatory factors accounting for 39% of that gap. This gender gap in overweight people was mostly explained by behavioural variables (19.3%), followed by the materialistic variables and age accounting for 16.2% and 3.1%, respectively. Specifically, having low education, being in the lowest income quintile, alcohol drinking and snus usage contributed to explain 8.4%, 8.9%, 2.8% and 6.3% of the gender difference, respectively. CONCLUSIONS We found a considerable gender inequality in overweight between men and women. The findings highlight that future overweight prevention initiatives would benefit from targeting the uncovered contributing factors to reduce gender inequalities in overweight people.
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- Fethi Mohammed Yusuf
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, SE -901 87, Sweden.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, SE -901 87, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, SE -901 87, Sweden
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Rodrigues LS, Miranda NG, Cabrini D. [Obesity and intersectionality: critical analysis of narratives within public health policies in Brazil (2004-2021)]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2023; 39:e00240322. [PMID: 37466558 PMCID: PMC10494685 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt240322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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This study aimed to critically analyze the narrative of Brazilian public health policies in obesity care based on an intersectional approach. This is a qualitative exploratory, documentary, and analytical study based on the "What's the problem represented to be?" approach (WPR). This approach constitutes a methodological instrument for critical analysis of public policies based on six guiding questions. A total of ten documents were selected, published from 2004 to 2021 by the Brazilian government. The critical analysis resulted in three categories: (i) obesity causes and the dominant narrative: what problems are represented?; (ii) dominant narrative and health care: what are the effects for people with obesity?; (iii) obesity and intersectionality: where are silences? The consumption of food and sedentary lifestyle were the dominant narrative as causes of obesity. Intersectionality, mediated by the categories of gender/sex, race/skin-color, and social class, was identified as silenced in the narrative of public health policies, not being associated as linked causes of obesity, nor effectively included in the proposed actions of the policies. The silences found in the study highlight the need to include intersectionality in the elaboration and execution of public health policies and in the care of people with obesity. Considering the intersections of gender/sex, race/skin-color, and social class and their forms of oppression in the emergence and aggravation of obesity, critical analyses of simplistic narratives in public health policies are extremely relevant to problematize gaps affect the care of users with obesity.
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Lim J, Cornwell B. Social network-structural position and obesity: Evidence from a national study. Soc Sci Med 2023; 329:116006. [PMID: 37302274 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study expands on research on the social-structural bases of obesity by examining the role played by individuals' positions within their egocentric social networks in shaping body mass index. We argue that individuals' tendency to be a bridge between otherwise unconnected people can affect body mass index. Furthermore, health-specific resources flowing through their networks might interact with this network-structural position to shape this association. Using multivariate analyses of recent nationally representative data on older Americans, we find that occupying a bridging position within a network is negatively related to the likelihood of being obese. Moreover, people who have this bridging potential tend to benefit more from health-related knowledge in their networks than those who do not have it. Our findings underscore the importance of considering social network position and the functional specificity of ties in understanding the structural bases of health problems like obesity. We close by discussing implications of these findings for future work on obesity including potential insights into important health disparities.
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- Jaeun Lim
- Department of Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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Encarnação S, Rodrigues F, Monteiro AM, Gouili H, Hattabi S, Sortwell A, Branquinho L, Teixeira JE, Ferraz R, Flores P, Silva-Santos S, Ribeiro J, Batista A, Forte PM. Obesity Status and Physical Fitness Levels in Male and Female Portuguese Adolescents: A Two-Way Multivariate Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6115. [PMID: 37372702 PMCID: PMC10298555 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20126115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Obesity and decreasing fitness levels among the youth are growing concerns in Portugal, similar to other developed countries, with implications for health and psychomotor development. Understanding the influence of health determinants such as sex and age are crucial for developing effective public health strategies. This study aimed to analyze the association between sex and chronological age with obesity status and physical fitness in Portuguese adolescents. A total of 170 adolescents (85 males and 85 females) were evaluated for body mass index, abdominal adiposity, aerobic fitness, abdominal resistance, upper limb resistance, lower limb power, and maximal running speed in a 40 m sprint using the FITescola® physical fitness battery, a Portuguese government initiative. The general model, analyzed using Pillai's trace, showed a significant effect of age and sex on body mass index, abdominal circumference, aerobic fitness, abdominal resistance, upper limb resistance, lower limb power, and maximal running speed (V = 0.99, F (7) = 10,916.4, p < 0.001, partial η2, sex = 0.22; age = 0.43, sex and age interaction = 0.10). Boys had higher physical fitness levels than girls in most tests, but both sex groups had a significantly higher proportion of non-fit adolescents, with boys showing the highest number of participants classified as non-fit.
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- Samuel Encarnação
- Department of Sports Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
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- ESECS—Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal
- Life Quality Research Center (CIEQV), 2040-413 Leiria, Portugal
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- Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- High Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Elkef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba Kef 7100, Tunisia
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- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- High Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Elkef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba Kef 7100, Tunisia
- Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- School of Nursing, Midwifery, Health Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Notre Dame, Sydney 2007, Australia
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- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
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- Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Sport Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, 6300-559 Guarda, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Sports Sciences, University of Beria Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- Research Center in Sports Performance, Recreation, Innovation and Technology (SPRINT -IPVC), 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC), 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
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- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
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- Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Research Center of the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, (CI-ISCE), 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
- Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-447 Penafiel, Portugal
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El-Metwally A, Fatani F, Binhowaimel N, Al Khateeb BF, Al Kadri HM, Alshahrani A, Aldubikhi AI, Bin Amer MI, Almuflih A, Alangari AS. Effect Modification by Age and Gender in the Correlation Between Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Obesity. J Prim Care Community Health 2023; 14:21501319231220234. [PMID: 38140745 DOI: 10.1177/21501319231220234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Literature has reported differences in the epidemiology or natural history of non-communicable diseases among both the male and female sexes. Stratification of multimorbidity burden based on sex is crucial to identify and implement targeted prevention and control interventions for chronic diseases. OBJECTIVES To determine the burden of hypertension, type-2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity; and to compare the related multimorbidity among male and female patients. METHODS The study was a retrospective analysis of 375 802 medical records from primary care centers. Data was extracted from March 2022 to March 2023. A multivariate probit estimation methodology was employed using a 3-equations multivariate multiple probit model to jointly estimate the association of a person's sex with the diagnosis of the 3 chronic conditions: obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to allow each unique combination of these 3 chronic diseases. RESULTS Females had a relatively higher proportion of obesity (58.1% vs 41.2%), obesity and diabetes only (58.9% vs 41.1%), obesity and hypertension (63.6% vs 36.4%), and joint diagnosis with 3 conditions (65.7% vs 34.3%). Females' participants consistently had a significantly higher likelihood of diagnosis compared with males except for diabetes (OR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.56-0.62) and the combination of only diabetes and hypertension (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.61-0.74). The likelihood of other combinations ranged from 1.04 (95% CI: 0.98-1.10) for only hypertension to 2.30 (95% CI: 2.10-2.53) for the joint diagnosis of all 3 conditions. An increased likelihood of a single or combined occurrence of 3 chronic conditions was observed with increased age. CONCLUSION The multimorbidity distribution for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity differs significantly among male and female patients. The overall burden of morbidity, and mortality, however, tends to rise after 46 years of age, with the highest burden among individuals above 60 years of age.
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- Ashraf El-Metwally
- College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Gough Courtney M, Carroll A. Sex differences in overweight and obesity among Mexican Americans in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: A comparison of measures. SSM Popul Health 2022; 20:101297. [PMID: 36451850 PMCID: PMC9703813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, and disparities by race, ethnicity, and gender, have caused concern among public health practitioners, health care providers, and others, in part because overweight and obesity may be linked to chronic health problems and weight stigma. Researchers have traditionally relied upon body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight and obesity, despite its limitations. In this study we apply an intersectional framework and use data from the 2011-2018 waves of the nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to study sex differences in the risk of overweight and obesity among Mexican Americans, triangulating three measures that proxy for overweight and obesity: BMI, high waist circumference, and high percent body fat. We assess heterogeneity across nativity, education, income by parenthood status, food security, time in the United States (for immigrants), and receipt of SNAP/WIC benefits (for the low-income sample). Results from logistic regression models indicate choice of cutoff values and measure are critical to determining whether sex disparities exist. We find no evidence of disparities in BMI but evidence of greater risk for females using traditional cutoff values for high waist circumference and high percent body fat. Adjusted cutoff values provide differing results. Minimal heterogeneity is seen. Results reinforce the importance of considering sex disparities and emphasize the importance of critically examining measures that proxy for overweight and obesity risk, given the high stakes surrounding weight stigma.
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Dev R, Adams AM, Raparelli V, Norris CM, Pilote L. Sex and Gender Determinants of Vascular Disease in the Global Context. Can J Cardiol 2022; 38:1799-1811. [PMID: 35667597 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Globally, vascular diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Many of the most significant risk factors for vascular disease have a gendered dimension, and sex differences in vascular diseases incidence are apparent, worldwide. In this narrative review, we provide a contemporary picture of sex- and gender-related determinants of vascular disease. We illustrate key factors underlying sex-specific risk stratification, consider similarities and sex differences in vascular disease risk and outcomes with comparisons of data from the global North (ie, developed high-income countries in the Northern hemisphere and Australia) and the global South (ie, regions outside Europe and North America), and explore the relationship between country-level gendered inequities in vascular disease risk and the United Nation's gender inequality index. Review findings suggest that the rising incidence of vascular disease in women is partly explained by an increase in the prevalence of traditional risk factors linked to gender-related determinants such as shifting roles and relations related to the double burden of employment and caregiving responsibilities, lower educational attainment, lower socioeconomic status, and higher psychosocial stress. Social isolation partly explained the higher incidence of vascular disease in men. These patterns were apparent across the global North and South. Study findings emphasize the necessity of taking into account sex differences and gender-related factors in the determination of the vascular disease risk profiles and management strategies. As we move toward the era of precision medicine, future research is needed that identifies, validates, and measures gender-related determinants and risk factors in the global South.
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- Rubee Dev
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Faculty of Applied Science, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; University Center for Studies on Gender Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Faculty of Medicine and School of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Cardiovascular and Stroke Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Gender inequality in source country modifies sex differences in stroke incidence in Canadian immigrants. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17965. [PMID: 36289316 PMCID: PMC9605977 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22771-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Research suggests that gender inequality, measured using the gender inequality index (GII), influences stroke mortality in women compared to men. We examine how source country GII modifies the rate of ischemic stroke in women compared to men after immigration to Canada, a country with low gender inequality. We used linked health data and immigration records of 452,089, stroke-free immigrants aged 40-69 year who migrated from 123 countries. Over 15 years of follow-up, 5991 (1.3%) had an incident ischemic stroke. We demonstrate (a) a lower adjusted rate of stroke in women compared to men (hazard ratio 0.64; 95% CI 0.61-0.67); (b) that sex differences in stroke incidence were modified by source country GII, as the hazard of stroke in women vs. men attenuated by a factor of 1.06 for every 0.1 increase in the GII of the source country (Psex*GII = 0.002); and (c) migration to a country with low GII attenuates the adverse effect of source country GII on sex differences in stroke incidence. Evaluating pathways through which source country gender inequality differentially influences stroke risk in immigrant women compared to men could help develop strategies to mitigate the effects of early-life gender inequality on stroke risk.
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Pradhananga P, Shrestha A, Adhikari N, Shrestha N, Adhikari M, Ide N, Dhungel S, Bajracharya S, Aryal A. Double burden of malnutrition in Nepal: A trend analysis of protein-energy malnutrition and High Body Mass Index using the data from Global Burden of Disease 2010–2019. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273485. [PMID: 36174008 PMCID: PMC9521909 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background
The co-existence of undernutrition and overnutrition is a global public health threat. We aim to report the burden of both nutritional deficiency (Protein-Energy Malnutrition) and overweight (high Body Mass Index) in Nepal over a decade (2010–2019) and observe the changes through trend charts.
Methods
We did a secondary data analysis using the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)’s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database to download age-standardized data on Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) and high Body Mass Index (BMI). We presented the trend of death, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years of Life Lost (YLL), and Years Lost due to Disability (YLD) of PEM and high BMI in Nepal from 2010 to 2019 and also compared data for 2019 among South Asian countries.
Results
Between 2010 and 2019, in Nepal, the Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) due to PEM were declining while high BMI was in increasing trend. Sex-specific trends revealed that females had higher DALYs for PEM than males. In contrast, males had higher DALYs for high BMI than females. In 2019, Nepal had the highest death rate for PEM (5.22 per 100,000 populations) than any other South Asian country. The burden of PEM in terms of DALY was higher in under-five children (912 per 100,000 populations) and elderly above 80 years old (808.9 per 100,000 populations), while the population aged 65–69 years had the highest burden of high BMI (5893 per 100,000 populations). In the last decade, the DALYs for risk factors contributing to PEM such as child growth failure (stunting and wasting), unsafe water, sanitation and handwashing, and sub-optimal breastfeeding have declined in Nepal. On the contrary, the DALYs for risk factors contributing to high BMI, such as a diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages, a diet high in trans fatty acid, and low physical activity, have increased. This could be a possible explanation for the increasing trend of high BMI and decreasing trend of PEM.
Conclusion
Rapidly growing prevalence of high BMI and the persistent existence of undernutrition indicate the double burden of malnutrition in Nepal. Public health initiatives should be planned to address this problem.
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- Priza Pradhananga
- Department of Public Health and Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital- Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital- Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public, New Haven, Nepal
- Institute for Implementation Science and Health, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital- Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital- Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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- Institute for Implementation Science and Health, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Resolve to Save Lives, Vital Strategies, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, United States of America
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- Department of Public Health and Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital- Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
- Institute for Implementation Science and Health, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Health Policy and Management, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Park E, Choi Y, Kang SJ. The Effect of Structural Gender Inequality Revealed in Small for Gestational Age. GLOBAL SOCIAL WELFARE : RESEARCH, POLICY & PRACTICE 2022:1-9. [PMID: 36187207 PMCID: PMC9516522 DOI: 10.1007/s40609-022-00245-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Background This study proposes that being small for gestational age (SGA) is not only an important indicator for neonatal health but also could be a consequence of gender inequality. Low birth weight (LBW) has been widely used as a measurement for adverse birth outcomes, whereas much less attention has been given to the use of small for gestational age (SGA). Despite the importance and worldwide acknowledgement of promoting gender equality and women's empowerment to improve maternal and infant health, previous studies on SGA have focused on nutritional status, social and medical infrastructures, and socioeconomic status. The impact of structural violence against women on SGA has not been explored sufficiently. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of gender inequality on SGA, using the Gender Inequality Index (GII). Methods A total of 106 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from the most recent three global datasets-Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and World Bank-were assessed. Results Findings from generalized linear model analysis suggest that significant links exist between years of potential life lost (YLL) from SGA and gender inequality, maternal health status, and country level of income. Conclusions Our findings advance the understanding of the role of gender inequality on SGA and reiterate the importance of considering structural violence in maternal and infant health research. These associations can support the message of designing public health and socioeconomic development as well as creating campaigns to promote gender equality in efforts to advance maternal and infant health and to prevent adverse birth outcomes across the globe. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40609-022-00245-8.
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- Eunhye Park
- Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Significantly different roles of economic affluence in sex-specific obesity prevalence rates: understanding more modifications within female body weight management. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15757. [PMID: 36130963 PMCID: PMC9492695 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19633-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Socioeconomic status has been associated with obesity prevalence increase in both males and females worldwide. We examined the magnitude of the difference between the two relationships and explored the independence of both relationships. Country specific data on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, sex-specific obesity prevalence rates, urbanisation, total calories availability and level of obesity, genetic background accumulation (measured by the Biological State Index, Ibs) were obtained for 191 countries. Curvilinear regressions, bivariate and partial correlations, linear mixed models and multivariate linear regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between GDP and obesity prevalence rates in males and females respectively. Fisher’s r-to-z transformation, F-test and R2 increment in multivariate regression were used to compare results for males and females. GDP significantly correlated with sex-specific obesity prevalence rates, but significantly more strongly with male obesity prevalence in bivariate correlation analyses. These relationships remained independent of calories availability, Ibs and urbanization in partial correlation model. Stepwise multiple regression identified that GDP was a significant predictor of obesity prevalence in both sexes. Multivariate stepwise regression showed that, when adding GDP as an obesity prevalence predictor, the absolute increment of R2 in male fit model (0.046) was almost four (4) times greater than the absolute increment in female model fit (0.012). The Stepwise analyses also revealed that 68.0% of male but only 37.4% of female obesity prevalence rates were explained by the total contributing effects of GDP, Ibs, urbanization and calories availability. In both Pearson’s r and nonparametric analyses, GDP contributes significantly more to male obesity than to female obesity in both developed and developing countries. GDP also determined the significant regional variation in male, but not female obesity prevalence. GDP may contribute to obesity prevalence significantly more in males than in females regardless of the confounding effects of Ibs, urbanization and calories. This may suggest that aetiologies for female obesity are much more complex than for males and more confounders should be included in the future studies when data are available.
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Boutari C, Mantzoros CS. A 2022 update on the epidemiology of obesity and a call to action: as its twin COVID-19 pandemic appears to be receding, the obesity and dysmetabolism pandemic continues to rage on. Metabolism 2022; 133:155217. [PMID: 35584732 PMCID: PMC9107388 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2022.155217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 168.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The WHO just released in May 2022 a report on the state of the obesity pandemic in Europe, stating that 60% of citizens in the area of Europe are either overweight or obese, and highlighting the implications of the obesity pandemic, especially as it interacts with the COVID pandemic to create a twin pandemic, to increase morbidity and mortality. Obesity is a complex disease which has reached pandemic dimensions. The worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, mainly due to the adoption of a progressively more sedentary lifestyle and the consumption of less healthy diets. We first report herein updated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity by sex, age, and region first in Europe, per the WHO report, and then worldwide between 1980 and 2019, as we analyze and present herein the data provided by the Global Burden of Disease Study. The prevalence of obesity is higher in women than in men of any age and the prevalence of both overweight and obesity increases with age and has reached their highest point between the ages of 50 to 65 years showing a slight downward trend afterwards. The age-standardized prevalence of obesity has increased from 4.6% in 1980 to 14.0% in 2019. The American and European region have the highest obesity prevalence and the USA and Russia are the countries with the most obese residents. Given dire implications in terms of comorbidities and mortality, these updated epidemiological findings call for coordinated actions from local and regional governments, the scientific community and individual patients alike, as well as the food industry for the obesity pandemic to be controlled and alleviated. We can hopefully learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, where collaborative efforts worldwide, focused intense work at both the local and global level and well-coordinated leadership have demonstrated that humankind is capable of amazing accomplishments by leveraging science and public health, and that we can finally make strides in terms of understanding and combating the obesity pandemic and its dire comorbidities including diabetes, NAFLD, CVD and obesity associated malignancies.
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- Chrysoula Boutari
- Department of Medicine, Boston VA Healthcare system and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Slosberg-Landay SL-419, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Boston VA Healthcare system and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Slosberg-Landay SL-419, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Olszowy KM, Roome AB, Standard E, Tarivonda L, Taleo G, Dancause KN. Relationships of Tobacco Use and Kava Consumption to Sex-Associated Variation in Body Composition and Obesity Risk in Melanesian Adults From Vanuatu. Asia Pac J Public Health 2022; 34:634-642. [DOI: 10.1177/10105395221108593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Obesity prevalence has increased in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) over the past several decades, with generally greater occurrence among adult females compared with males. Gendered variation in health behaviors, such as substance use, may play a role in how differences in obesity, body size, and composition manifest in association with sex. This study examines sex-moderated relationships of tobacco smoking and kava consumption with body composition and obesity among 301 Ni-Vanuatu (local self-identification meaning “of Vanuatu”) adults. Data collected included self-reported frequency of substance use as well as anthropometric measurements to assess body mass, composition, and obesity. Tobacco and kava use were associated with reduced measurements of body mass and adiposity in males, and kava use was associated with some elevated measurements of body mass and hip circumference in females. Kava use was also negatively associated with obesity based on waist-to-height ratio among males. These results have implications for evaluation and future research on substance control programs in this population.
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- Kathryn M. Olszowy
- Department of Anthropology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- Bassett Research Institute, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY, USA
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- Département des sciences de l’activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Ugusman A, Shahrin SAS, Azizan NH, Pillai SB, Krishnan K, Salamt N, Aminuddin A, Hamid AA, Kumar J, Mokhtar MH. Role of Honey in Obesity Management: A Systematic Review. Front Nutr 2022; 9:924097. [PMID: 35811958 PMCID: PMC9263567 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.924097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Obesity is a metabolic disorder that has become critically prevalent throughout the world. Obesity has been linked to other chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Natural products such as honey have been investigated for their potential effect on obesity. Hence, this study systematically reviewed the recent literature concerning the effects of honey on obesity in obese animal models and in people with obesity. The Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar electronic databases were searched for relevant articles. A total of 130 relevant articles were obtained from the initial search. Following a thorough screening, nine articles were selected for data extraction, including six animal studies and three clinical trials. In most of the animal studies, honey demonstrated an anti-obesity effect by reducing body weight, body fat composition and adipocyte size, among others. However, supplementation of honey in clinical trials showed conflicting results. Even though honey supplementation did not demonstrate any weight-reducing effect in some of the clinical trials, none of the trials showed that honey increases body weight. However, the results should be interpreted with caution as most of the studies involved animal models and there is a limited number of high quality, randomized, controlled clinical trials. Systematic Review Registration https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-6-0038/ PROSPERO, identifier 10.37766/inplasy2022.6.0038.
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- Azizah Ugusman
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Langley-Evans SC, Pearce J, Ellis S. Overweight, obesity and excessive weight gain in pregnancy as risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes: a narrative review. J Hum Nutr Diet 2022; 35:250-264. [PMID: 35239212 PMCID: PMC9311414 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in pregnancy is rising and this represents a significant challenge for the management of pregnancy and delivery. Women who have a pre‐pregnancy body mass index greater than 25 kg m–2 are more likely than those with a body mass index in the ideal range (20–24.99 kg m–2) to have problems conceiving a child and are at greater risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. All pregnancy complications are more likely with overweight, obesity and excessive gestational weight gain, including those that pose a significant threat to the lives of mothers and babies. Labour complications arise more often when pregnancies are complicated by overweight and obesity. Pregnancy is a stage of life when women have greater openness to messages about their lifestyle and health. It is also a time when they come into greater contact with health professionals. Currently management of pregnancy weight gain and the impact of overweight tends to be poor, although a number of research studies have demonstrated that appropriate interventions based around dietary change can be effective in controlling weight gain and reducing the risk of pregnancy complications. The development of individualised and flexible plans for avoiding adverse outcomes of obesity in pregnancy will require investment in training of health professionals and better integration into normal antenatal care. Overweight and obesity before pregnancy and excessive gestational weight gain are major determinants of risk for pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes, hypertensive conditions, labour complications and maternal death. Pregnancy is regarded as a teachable moment when women are at their most receptive to messages about their health. However, unclear guidance on diet and physical activity, weight stigma from health professionals, inexperience and reluctance among professionals about raising issues about weight, and stretched resources put the health of women and babies at risk. Excessive weight gain in pregnancy and post‐partum weight retention compromise future fertility and increase risk for future pregnancies. Large randomised controlled trials have had little success in addressing excessive gestational weight gain or antenatal complications. Individualised, culturally sensitive and responsive interventions appear to have greater success.
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- Simon C Langley-Evans
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Food & Nutrition Subject Group, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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The sociocultural mechanism of obesity: The influence of gender role attitudes on obesity and the gender gap. Soc Sci Med 2021; 293:114655. [PMID: 34942576 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Worldwide, women are more likely to be obese than men, but research on the mechanism of the gender gap in obesity is relatively lacking. This article uses five rounds of Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) data from 2010 to 2017 to empirically test the impact of gender role attitudes on obesity and the gender gap and to explore the mechanism. The main results show that the traditional gender role attitude will improve the probability of obesity in women, but it will not positively impact obesity in men. Using the proportion of "March 8th red flag bearer" at the provincial level as an instrumental variable to alleviate the possible estimation errors caused by omitted variables, the results show that the lower the proportion of red flag bearers, the higher the probability of obesity of women, and still will not improve the probability of obesity of men. The robustness test based on the generalized propensity score method (GPSM) supports the above results. The mechanism analysis shows that economic status and market participation are two essential mechanisms of gender role attitudes and female obesity. Traditional gender role attitudes increase the risk of women's obesity by reducing their economic status and labour market participation.
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Chen SW, Wang P, Ji GY, Jiang Q, Hong XM, Ma WJ, Huang R, Chen ZH, Peng JW. Sex Difference in the Association Between Eating Away From Home and the Risk of High Serum Uric Acid in South China. Front Nutr 2021; 8:647287. [PMID: 34733871 PMCID: PMC8558310 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.647287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: The prevalence of high serum uric acid is increasingly rising in recent years, and diet behavior is perceived to be associated with it. This study aimed to explore the relationship between eating away from home (EAFH) and the risk of high serum uric acid in adults in South China. Methods: The data utilized in this study were from Guangdong Nutrition and Health Survey (NHS) 2015. Serum uric acid concentration was detected. EAFH in the past week was investigated. We defined EAFH as food consumption away from home. Dietary data were collected by 24-h recalls on 3 consecutive days. A generalized linear mixed-effects model was applied to compute the odds ratio (OR) and its corresponding 95% CI. Results: A total of 3,489 individuals were included in this study. A 1.27-fold OR (95% CI: 1.05–1.52, P = 0.012) of high serum uric acid was identified in adults with EAFH in comparison with those without EAFH. With respect to men, a 1.66-fold OR (95% CI: 1.3–2.1, P < 0.001) of high serum uric acid was observed. We also observed that men with EAFH had higher intakes of red meat, poultry, vegetable, carbohydrate, protein, fat, and total energy, while a lower grain intake than those without EAFH. However, there was a lack of significant association between EAFH and the odds ratio of high serum uric acid in women. Women with EAFH did not have higher consumptions of red meat, vegetable, fish, fat, and water than those without EAFH. Conclusions: This study found that EAFH was associated with an increased odds ratio of high serum uric acid in men, but not in women.
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- Shao-Wei Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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Wells JCK, Marphatia AA, Amable G, Siervo M, Friis H, Miranda JJ, Haisma HH, Raubenheimer D. The future of human malnutrition: rebalancing agency for better nutritional health. Global Health 2021; 17:119. [PMID: 34627303 PMCID: PMC8500827 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-021-00767-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The major threat to human societies posed by undernutrition has been recognised for millennia. Despite substantial economic development and scientific innovation, however, progress in addressing this global challenge has been inadequate. Paradoxically, the last half-century also saw the rapid emergence of obesity, first in high-income countries but now also in low- and middle-income countries. Traditionally, these problems were approached separately, but there is increasing recognition that they have common drivers and need integrated responses. The new nutrition reality comprises a global ‘double burden’ of malnutrition, where the challenges of food insecurity, nutritional deficiencies and undernutrition coexist and interact with obesity, sedentary behaviour, unhealthy diets and environments that foster unhealthy behaviour. Beyond immediate efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition, what must change in order to reduce the future burden? Here, we present a conceptual framework that focuses on the deeper structural drivers of malnutrition embedded in society, and their interaction with biological mechanisms of appetite regulation and physiological homeostasis. Building on a review of malnutrition in past societies, our framework brings to the fore the power dynamics that characterise contemporary human food systems at many levels. We focus on the concept of agency, the ability of individuals or organisations to pursue their goals. In globalized food systems, the agency of individuals is directly confronted by the agency of several other types of actor, including corporations, governments and supranational institutions. The intakes of energy and nutrients by individuals are powerfully shaped by this ‘competition of agency’, and we therefore argue that the greatest opportunities to reduce malnutrition lie in rebalancing agency across the competing actors. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems and individuals illustrates our conceptual framework. Efforts to improve agency must both drive and respond to complementary efforts to promote and maintain equitable societies and planetary health.
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- Jonathan C K Wells
- Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, Population Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
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- Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Population Research Centre, Department of Demography, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Mirzababaei A, Daneshzad E, Shiraseb F, Pourreza S, Setayesh L, Clark CCT, Tangestani H, Abaj F, Yarizadeh H, Mirzaei K. Variants of the cry 1 gene may influence the effect of fat intake on resting metabolic rate in women with overweight of obesity: a cross-sectional study. BMC Endocr Disord 2021; 21:196. [PMID: 34610814 PMCID: PMC8493740 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-021-00860-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that the minor allele (C allele) for Cry 1 rs2287161, may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Low resting metabolic rate (RMR) caused by the diet has been shown to have, potentially, unfavorable effects on obesity. This study sought to investigate the interactions between the Cry 1 Gene and fat intake on RMR in women with overweight of obesity. METHODS This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on 377 Iranian women with overweight of obesity. A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), with 147 items, was used to assess dietary intake. Individuals were categorized into two groups based on the rs2287161 genotype. Body composition, dietary intake, and RMR were assessed for all participants. RESULTS There was a significant difference between genotypes for fasting blood sugar (FBS) (P = 0.04), fat free mass (FFM) (P = 0.0009), RMR per FFM (P = 0.05), RMR per body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.02), and RMR deviation (P = 0.01). Our findings also showed significant interactions between total fat and C allele carrier group on RMR per kg body weight, RMR per body surface area (BSA), RMR per FFM, and RMR deviation (P for interaction < 0.1), in addition to a significant interaction between CC + CG group genotype and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) intake on RMR per BMI (P for interaction =0.00) and RMR per kg (P for interaction = 0.02) and RMR per BSA (P = 0.07), compared to the GG group, after control for confounder factors. CONCLUSION These results highlight that dietary compositions, gene variants, and their interaction, should be acutely considered in lower RMR.
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- Atieh Mirzababaei
- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O.Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O.Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O.Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O.Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran
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- Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK
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- Department of Nutrition, Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O.Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O.Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), P.O.Box:14155-6117, Tehran, Iran.
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Kapoor N, Arora S, Kalra S. Gender Disparities in People Living with Obesity - An Unchartered Territory. J Midlife Health 2021; 12:103-107. [PMID: 34526743 PMCID: PMC8409720 DOI: 10.4103/jmh.jmh_48_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Gender is an important risk factor for the development of obesity. Female gender is associated with twice the risk of being overweight or having obesity. Women are also at higher risk for developing obesity-related physical and psychological comorbidities and have a twofold higher mortality risk than overweight men. Several risk factors have been described to explain the gender bias associated with an obese phenotype and these disparities have far-reaching implications on the medical, psychosocial, and the economical impact of an individual. Despite extensive awareness about gender differences related to obesity, this is still considered as an unchartered territory in obesity medicine. This is probably because of the complex multiple dimensions involved with the understanding of subject coupled with the lack of composite outcomes measures that could assist in the study of these factors. In this scoping review, we share the existing literature regarding the magnitude of gender disparities and gender discrimination in people living with obesity. We describe key factors leading to this gender bias and the impact of this discrimination on the psychological, social, and metabolic health of a given individual with obesity. We also discuss the possible implications of gender disparities on treatment of obesity which may help reduce the current mortality gap between overweight women and men.
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- Nitin Kapoor
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.,Noncommunicable Disease Unit, The Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India
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Veas C, Crispi F, Cuadrado C. Association between gender inequality and population-level health outcomes: Panel data analysis of organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. EClinicalMedicine 2021; 39:101051. [PMID: 34386759 PMCID: PMC8342902 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gender plays a well-recognized role in shaping health inequities. However, the population-level health consequences of gender inequalities have not been measured comprehensively. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between gender inequality and health indicators in organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. METHODS Ecological study based on 1990-2017 panel data for OECD member countries. Gender inequality was measured using the Gender Inequality Index (GII). The population health parameters evaluated were life expectancy (LE), healthy life expectancy (HALE), years of life lost (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and specific-cause mortality. Two-way fixed-effects linear models were used to assess the relationship between gender inequality and health outcomes. Models included potential mediating and confounding factors such as health spending, political model, and income inequalities. FINDINGS Greater gender inequality was associated with lower LE (-0·49%; CI95 -0·63%- -0·31%; p-value < 0·0001), HALE (-0·47%; CI95 -0·63%- -0·31%; p-value < 0·0001) and with increased premature mortality YLL (6·82%; CI95 3·63%-10·75%; p-value < 0·0001) and morbidity measured in DALYs (1·50%; CI95 0·48%-2·46%; p-value = 0·0028) and YLD (2·59%; CI95 0·67%-4·77%; p-value = 0·0063) for each 0·1 increments on the GII. The sensitivity analysis indicated that the results were robust to the various specifications of the causal models. INTERPRETATION Our results suggest that gender inequality pose a sizable impact on population health outcomes. Promoting gender equality as part of public policies is vital for optimizing health on a population scale. FUNDING Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID)/Programa Becas/Magister Becas Chile/2017- 22,170,332.
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- Cecilia Veas
- Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad de Chile, Chile
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- Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad de Chile, Chile
- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, United Kingdom
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Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in obesity and body fat distribution: An All of Us Research Program demonstration project. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255583. [PMID: 34358277 PMCID: PMC8345840 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Differences in obesity and body fat distribution across gender and race/ethnicity have been extensively described. We sought to replicate these differences and evaluate newly emerging data from the All of Us Research Program (AoU). We compared body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio from the baseline physical examination, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from the electronic health record in up to 88,195 Non-Hispanic White (NHW), 40,770 Non-Hispanic Black (NHB), 35,640 Hispanic, and 5,648 Asian participants. We compared AoU sociodemographic variable distribution to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data and applied the pseudo-weighting method for adjusting selection biases of AoU recruitment. Our findings replicate previous observations with respect to gender differences in BMI. In particular, we replicate the large gender disparity in obesity rates among NHB participants, in which obesity and mean BMI are much higher in NHB women than NHB men (33.34 kg/m2 versus 28.40 kg/m2 respectively; p<2.22x10-308). The overall age-adjusted obesity prevalence in AoU participants is similar overall but lower than the prevalence found in NHANES for NHW participants. ALT was higher in men than women, and lower among NHB participants compared to other racial/ethnic groups, consistent with previous findings. Our data suggest consistency of AoU with national averages related to obesity and suggest this resource is likely to be a major source of scientific inquiry and discovery in diverse populations.
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Kidney pathophysiology is influenced by gender. Evidence suggests that kidney damage is more severe in males than in females and that sexual hormones contribute to this. Elevated prolactin concentration is common in renal impairment patients and is associated with an unfavorable prognosis. However, PRL is involved in the osmoregulatory process and promotes endothelial proliferation, dilatation, and permeability in blood vessels. Several proteinases cleavage its structure, forming vasoinhibins. These fragments have antagonistic PRL effects on endothelium and might be associated with renal endothelial dysfunction, but its role in the kidneys has not been enough investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to describe the influence of sexual dimorphism and gonadal hormones on kidney damage, emphasizing the role of the hormone prolactin and its cleavage products, the vasoinhibins.
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Trentinaglia MT, Parolini M, Donzelli F, Olper A. Climate change and obesity: A global analysis. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Suh J, Jeon YW, Lee JH, Song K, Choi HS, Kwon A, Chae HW, Kim HC, Kim HS, Suh I. Annual incidence and prevalence of obesity in childhood and young adulthood based on a 30-year longitudinal population-based cohort study in Korea: the Kangwha study. Ann Epidemiol 2021; 62:1-6. [PMID: 34052435 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Childhood obesity is a major global issue that causes a variety of health problems and high social costs. Many previous studies have investigated childhood obesity using cross-sectional data, but few longitudinal cohort studies have been performed, especially in the Korean population. METHODS We analyzed the incidence and prevalence of obesity and overweight in a Korean prospective cohort study of children that were followed-up from age 7 to age 36. The study eventually recruited a total of 1216 participants, with 16 follow-up surveys over 30 years (1986-2017). RESULTS The annual incidence of obesity showed a small peak (2.1%) at age 13 when the cohort entered middle school, but a rapid increase (6.4%) when participants reached the age of 20. The prevalence of obesity and overweight at age 8 was 0.8% and 0.9%, respectively, and increased rapidly from age 12 (obesity 2.2%, overweight 4.6%), reaching 9.5% and 15.9%, respectively, at age 20. The prevalence of obesity and overweight was consistently higher in girls than in boys during the childhood period, but this trend reversed in adulthood. CONCLUSIONS Incidence and prevalence of obesity and overweight increased markedly after the final grades of elementary school in females, but after adolescence in males.
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- Junghwan Suh
- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Is a 'culture of plus-size women' the independent effect of neighborhood disadvantage on female BMI? A cross-sectional study in two Chilean Municipalities. Soc Sci Med 2021; 280:114019. [PMID: 34052702 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Research has shown that neighborhood disadvantage has an effect on BMI that is independent of individual disadvantage, much more pronounced in women than in men. The mechanisms that explain this gender-specific effect are not yet clear. Since women's body size dissatisfaction is closely linked to gender differences in BMI inequalities, the independent effect of neighborhood disadvantage on female BMI may relate to a local culture of acceptance of female large bodies, that could influence women's parameters for body size dissatisfaction. This study explored how the relation between female BMI, neighborhood income, individual income and education is influenced by body size dissatisfaction in a random sample of 882 women aged 20-60 that reside in two Chilean Municipalities. Data have a two level structure (women nested in 17 neighborhoods); it was collected by direct survey, height and weight were measured with portable instruments. Disadvantaged neighborhoods house mainly poor and low educated women, whereas the wealthier ones were inhabited mostly by affluent women with postsecondary education. The proportion of women without a husband/partner and with more than three children in disadvantaged neighborhoods was higher than better off areas. Multilevel linear regression showed that neighborhood disadvantage had an effect on female BMI that was independent of women's income and education, which was explained by body size dissatisfaction. The mean BMI for body size satisfaction among women in disadvantaged neighborhoods was 2 kg/m2 higher than in affluent areas, which suggests that a 'culture of plus-size women' would emerge in urban clusters of poverty. The findings signal that neighborhood effects on BMI would relate to the socioeconomic polarization of urban areas, with marked concentrations of poverty and wealth, and might be explained by the psychosocial pathways associated to social disadvantage that act in addition to the effects of material conditions to influence people's health.
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Trübswasser U, Verstraeten R, Salm L, Holdsworth M, Baye K, Booth A, Feskens EJM, Gillespie S, Talsma EF. Factors influencing obesogenic behaviours of adolescent girls and women in low- and middle-income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Obes Rev 2021; 22:e13163. [PMID: 33283419 PMCID: PMC7988604 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This systematic review synthesized the qualitative evidence on factors influencing obesogenic behaviours in adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This qualitative evidence synthesis followed the framework synthesis approach to extract, analyse and synthesize data. Electronic searches were conducted in the Web of Science, SCOPUS, CABI Abstracts, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Google Scholar. Studies were eligible if they were conducted in LMICs, of qualitative nature, and reported obesogenic behaviours of female adolescents (10-19 years of age) or women of reproductive age (15-49 years of age). The review resulted in 71 included studies from 27 different countries. Thirty-two studies focused on dietary behaviours, 17 on physical activity and 22 on both behaviours. Gender norms and failures to recognize the importance of healthy behaviours across the life cycle were important factors. The abundance and promotion of affordable but unhealthy food, food safety concerns, taste preferences and social desirability of foods drive consumption of unhealthy foods. Busy lives and limited exercise spaces keep girls and women from being physically active. Obesogenic behaviours of adolescent girls and women of reproductive age are influenced by factors at individual, social, physical and environmental levels and require diverse solutions to address these factors in LMICs.
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- Ursula Trübswasser
- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Dakar, Senegal
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- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Dakar, Senegal.,Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Food and Nutrition in the Global South Research Unit (NUTRIPASS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France
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- Center for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Brighton, UK
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Nowak-Szczepanska N, Gomula A, Chakraborty R, Koziel S. Nutritional and weight status of Indian mother-child dyads experienced by a natural disaster. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2021; 17:e13164. [PMID: 33630397 PMCID: PMC8189233 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Natural disasters have detrimental effects not only on local infrastructure in an affected population but may also have an impact on the human biological condition, particularly during critical periods of life. This study aimed to assess the nutritional and weight status of women and their children who had experienced cyclone Aila prenatally and postnatally in comparison with a non-affected neighbouring group. The study sample involved N = 597 dyads consisting of mothers and their prepubertal children prenatally or postnatally (during infancy) exposed to a natural disaster and a control group from a neighbouring region (West Bengal, India). The analysed anthropometric indices involved body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). Moreover, several socioeconomic characteristics were collected (mother's and father's education, family size and family income). Analyses revealed that the group factor (Aila-exposed or non-exposed groups) had the highest impact on both children's and their mothers' BMI and MUAC (p < 0.001) in comparison with socioeconomic variables. Surprisingly, both mothers and their children revealed deteriorated nutritional and relative weight status several years after the occurrence of cyclone Aila, which is in opposition to the results obtained in developed countries, where prenatal maternal stress caused by the natural disaster led to the subsequent higher risk of excessive weight in affected children.
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- Natalia Nowak-Szczepanska
- Department of Anthropology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Anthropology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Anthropology, Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Bongaon, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Anthropology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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Basit A, Askari S, Zafar J, Riaz M, Fawwad A. NDSP 06: Prevalence and risk factors for obesity in urban and rural areas of Pakistan: A study from second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP), 2016-2017. Obes Res Clin Pract 2020; 15:19-25. [PMID: 33281110 DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2020.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the pattern and prevalence of obesity in a large representative sample of Pakistani population aged 20 years and above. METHODOLOGY This study is a sub analysis of the second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016-2017, a large community-based epidemiological survey carried out from February 2016 to August 2017 in all 4 provinces of Pakistan. An estimated sample size of 10,834 people was calculated using a multistage sampling technique. Out of 213 clusters, Twenty-seven clusters were selected from all four provinces of Pakistan. Households were identified and selected members of every 10th household were advised to come to the campsite after an overnight fast. All the study participants underwent anthropometric measurements including height, weight, and waist circumference by using standardized techniques and oral glucose tolerance tests were done. Data were analyzed on the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS), version 20. RESULTS Overall weighted prevalence of generalized obesity was 57.9% (42% in males and 58% in females) and central obesity 73.1% (37.3% in males and 62.7% in females) as per WHO Asia pacific cutoffs. The highest prevalence of generalized obesity was found in Punjab 60%, followed by Khyber, Pakhtunkhwa 59.2%. Moreever, highest prevalence of abdominal obesity was observed in Baluchistan 82.1%, followed by Punjab 73.3%. Obesity (generalized and abdominal) was found significantly associated with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. CONCLUSION The prevalence of obesity is at epidemic proportions in Pakistan, calling for urgent lifestyle intervention strategies to prevent and manage this important cardiometabolic risk factor.
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- Abdul Basit
- Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Pakistan.
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- Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Pakistan.
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- Yashfeen Trust Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Pakistan.
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- Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Pakistan.
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Costa-Font J, Györi M. The weight of patriarchy? Gender obesity gaps in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Soc Sci Med 2020; 266:113353. [DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Morar M, Vandevijvere S, Swinburn B. The potential impact of an implemented income redistribution package on obesity prevalence in New Zealand. Soc Sci Med 2020; 268:113483. [PMID: 33243526 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIM This study quantified associations between (absolute and relative) individual income and obesity prevalence. These associations were then used to model the potential effect of a New Zealand (NZ) Government's income redistributive policy (the Families Package) on adult obesity prevalence. METHODS Logistic regressions were used to investigate associations between absolute individual income and adult obesity prevalence in NZ. Linear regressions were used to assess associations between relative income (income inequality measured by Gini) and obesity prevalence (from the NCD-RisC) for OECD countries. Potential impact fractions were calculated to determine how income redistribution might affect obesity prevalence. FINDINGS Absolute individual disposable income was significantly associated with obesity in NZ females (but not males) in a shallow, inverted J-shaped fashion. Income inequality was significantly positively associated with obesity prevalence in NZ females but not in males. The Families Package had a modest effect on income distribution and reduced Gini in NZ by 1.43%. Female obesity prevalence in NZ was modelled to decrease by 0.12 percentage points and 0.98 percentage points due to changes to absolute income and income inequality, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Despite being the most substantial income tax package in New Zealand since the 1990s, this policy had a modest effect on income redistribution, and its expected impact on reducing obesity in females was also modest, with no effect in males. The J-shaped curve indicates that income redistribution could even increase obesity prevalence among low-income women.
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- Manisha Morar
- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Scientific Institute of Public Health (Sciensano), Brussels, Belgium
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- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Global Obesity Centre, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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Iguacel I, Gasch-Gallén Á, Ayala-Marín AM, De Miguel-Etayo P, Moreno LA. Social vulnerabilities as risk factor of childhood obesity development and their role in prevention programs. Int J Obes (Lond) 2020; 45:1-11. [PMID: 33033393 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-020-00697-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Large socioeconomic, gender, and ethnic inequalities exist in terms of childhood obesity worldwide. Children from low socioeconomic status families are more likely to have overweight/obesity and related cardiometabolic problems and future cancer risk. A wider concept are social vulnerabilities defined as social or economic characteristics or experiences negatively affecting children through behavioral, biological factors, or mental health. Social vulnerabilities include also therefore low subjective perceptions of social position. OBJECTIVE This study aims to identify social vulnerabilities and to summarize their impact as obesity development risk factor. Preventive programs implemented targeting these vulnerable groups and their effectiveness are also discussed. METHODS Literature review based on the experience of the authors social vulnerabilities identified as risk factors for childhood obesity were children whose parents lack of a social network, low support from formal and informal sources, parental unemployment, belonging to a minority group or having migrant background, adverse childhood experiences including household dysfunction, violence and childhood maltreatment and other traumatic experiences, gender inequalities and being part of nontraditional families. RESULTS The impact of social vulnerabilities on childhood obesity is independent of SES; however, SES exacerbates or buffer the effect social vulnerabilities have on different lifestyles and stress. Behavioral, biological, and mental health mechanisms may explain the association between social vulnerabilities and childhood obesity. CONCLUSIONS Behaviors such as dietary intake, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and sleep are negatively affected by the stress and low levels of mental health derived from social vulnerabilities. It seems that high energy intakes rather than low physical activity levels might be the main driving force behind the obesity epidemic in vulnerable groups. Most of the prevention programs identified did not take into account social vulnerabilities and inequalities making them ineffective in most vulnerable groups. Interventions conducted in children from socially vulnerable group suggest modest but promising effects.
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- Isabel Iguacel
- GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Zaragoza, Edificio del SAI, C/Pedro Cerbuna s/n, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain. .,Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Zaragoza, Spain. .,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain. .,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Zaragoza, Edificio del SAI, C/Pedro Cerbuna s/n, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Zaragoza, Edificio del SAI, C/Pedro Cerbuna s/n, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Zaragoza, Edificio del SAI, C/Pedro Cerbuna s/n, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Zaragoza, Edificio del SAI, C/Pedro Cerbuna s/n, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Kern I, Šupe S, Ljevak J, Starčević K, Poljakovic Z. Long-Term Prognosis for Patients with Metabolic Syndrome after Recanalization Therapy for Stroke. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2020; 18:419-425. [PMID: 32936042 DOI: 10.1089/met.2020.0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as a cluster of interrelated factors that significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate the connection between MetS and its diagnostic criteria with the severity and outcome of stroke after recanalization therapy. Methods: Ninety four patients with acute ischemic stroke were included in the study. Patients were categorized into two groups: with (n = 47) or without MetS (n = 47). We analyzed their demographic data, medical history, individual criteria for MetS, anthropometric characteristics, stroke severity (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS], neuroimaging criteria, laboratory), recanalization treatment method (thrombolysis and/or thrombectomy), recanalization rate, and in-hospital complications rate. Late outcome (in 12 months follow-up) was measured by modified Rankin scale, followed by functional evaluation of plegic hand, walking assessment, self-care ability, physical therapy days, and major adverse cardiovascular events. MetS was determined, in case the participant had three of the five criteria using National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines. A probability value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 92.6% of all patients had hypertension and 63.8% were obese. Despite the fact that there were no statistically significant differences in stroke severity and/or recanalization rate between two groups, MetS patients had to use devices more, while performing hand functions (P = 0.027). Nonassisted walking was proved to be more frequent among patients without MetS (P = 0.020). MetS patients proved less ability for self-care (44.4% vs. 75%, P = 0.031) and spent more days in physical therapy (median 30.0 vs. 16.5, P = 0.043). Conclusion: MetS in poststroke patients is related with poorer recovery of hand function, walking abilities, and more days spent in physical therapy.
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- Ivana Kern
- Special Hospital for Protection of Children with Neurodevelopmental and Motor Disorders, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Neurology-Neurological Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Neurology-Neurological Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Neurology-Neurological Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Neurology-Neurological Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia.,Medical School of Zagreb University, Zagreb, Croatia
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Islek D, Demiral Y, Ergor G, Unal B. Quantifying gender inequalities in obesity: findings from the Turkish population-based Balcova Heart Study. Public Health 2020; 186:265-270. [PMID: 32871448 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sparse evidence is available to explain obesity variations between genders in the Turkish population. To our knowledge, no previous study has analysed the magnitude of gender differences in obesity using common social determinants of health. We aimed to quantify gender inequalities in obesity in terms of education, employment status, occupation and perceived income in a Turkish population. STUDY DESIGN The study design used is a cross-sectional study. METHODS Population-based data from the Balcova Heart Study (n = 16,080) were analysed. Logistic regression models were used to calculate the crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) when comparing obesity prevalence in women vs men within each category of social determinants. RESULTS Women had a higher risk of being obese than men (adjusted OR [aOR] = 2.04 [95% confidence interval {CI}: 1.7-2.1]). Gender inequality in obesity decreased as the level of education increased, from 'primary school' (aOR = 2.5 [95% CI: 2.2-2.8]) to 'university' (aOR = 0.9 [95% CI: 0.6-1.1]). Women had a higher risk of obesity within the 'unemployed' category compared with men (aOR = 2.2 [95% CI: 1.6-3.0]). Gender inequality in obesity decreased with a higher perception of income, from 'low' (aOR = 2.1 [95% CI: 1.6-3.0]) to 'high' (aOR = 1.5 [95% CI: 1.2-2.0]). CONCLUSIONS These findings highlight the fact that gender inequalities in obesity are greatest within populations of low education, unemployment and lower perception of income. Reduced gender inequality in obesity prevalence was seen for the subpopulation with professional occupations, with women having decreased odds of obesity compared with men. Conversely, unemployed women had increased odds of obesity compared with unemployed men. Increasing the status of women should be prioritised in policies to tackle obesity in the Turkish population and in similar developing populations elsewhere.
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- D Islek
- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Atlanta, USA.
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- Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Izmir, Turkey.
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Donders I, Barriocanal C. The Influence of Markets on the Nutrition Transition of Hunter-Gatherers: Lessons from the Western Amazon. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17176307. [PMID: 32872589 PMCID: PMC7504055 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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For many centuries, hunter-gatherer societies relied on subsistence practices and traditional diets. However, forces of globalization have increased market involvement, thereby fueling the nutrition transition of hunter-gatherer societies. We review the academic literature on market involvement of hunter-gatherer societies in the Western Amazon and its consequences on diet, health and well-being. First, we elaborate on four main determinants of market involvement (accessibility, monetary income, wild meat trade and social capital), showing how each determinant draws individuals toward or away from markets. Thereafter, we discuss how these determinants alter diet, health and well-being. Our results add to the understanding of the complex relations between market involvement, dietary change, health and well-being of indigenous societies. Furthermore, they bring to light that additional research is needed on the topic to support decision-makers and help preserve indigenous values.
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- Isabella Donders
- Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Building Z, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain;
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Building Z, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain;
- Department of Geography, University of Barcelona (UB), Montalegre 6, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
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Huang L, Chen W, Renzaho AMN, Hall BJ. Validation of Obesity Status Based on Self-Reported Data among Filipina and Indonesian Female Migrant Domestic Workers in Macao (SAR), China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E5927. [PMID: 32824130 PMCID: PMC7459685 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Migrant domestic workers are at high risk of overweight and obesity. It is crucial to assess the prevalence of obesity among this migrant population, for surveillance and intervention. Self-reported height and weight are commonly used to derive body mass index (BMI) and assess the prevalence of obesity. The accuracy of BMI from self-reported height and weight in migrant populations remains unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of BMI from self-reported measures and identify the optimal adjustment to be made to overweight and obesity cut-off points when using self-reported body mass index among migrant workers. METHODS Self-reported and objectively measured height and weight were obtained from 1388 female Filipina domestic workers and 369 female Indonesian domestic workers recruited using respondent-driven sampling between November 2016 and August 2017. Self-reported BMI (based on self-reported height and weight) and measured BMI (based on objectively measured height and weight) were calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters for all participants (kg/m2). RESULTS BMI derived from self-reported height and weight was underestimated for both Filipina (z = -27.5, p < 0.001) and Indonesian (z = -9.9, p < 0.001) participants. Applying the gold standard of Asian BMI cut-off points to self-reported BMI, the sensitivity in identifying overweight or obesity was 64.4% for Filipina participants and 78.6% for Indonesian participants and the specificity was 97.9% for Filipina participants and 93.8% for Indonesian participants for overweight or obesity. When self-reported measures were used, the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves and the corresponding area under the curve (AUC) indicated optimal cut-off points of 22.0 kg/m2 and 22.3 kg/m2 for Filipina and female Indonesian participants for overweight or obesity. CONCLUSIONS Although BMI derived from self-reported height and weight allows for quick and low-cost obesity screening, a considerable underestimation of overweight or obesity prevalence was observed in Filipina and female Indonesian migrant domestic workers in Macao (Special Administrative Region, SAR), China. With the best compromise between sensitivity and specificity, the new cut-off points can be used in future studies to identify overweight or obesity in these two populations using self-reported height and weight.
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- Lei Huang
- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China;
- Global and Community Mental Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China;
- Sun Yat-sen Centre for Migrant Health Policy, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- School of Social Sciences and Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith 2750, Australia;
- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Global and Community Mental Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
- Department of Health Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Patterns of Health-Related Gender Inequalities-A Cluster Analysis of 45 Countries. J Adolesc Health 2020; 66:S29-S39. [PMID: 32446606 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE The paper explores gender inequalities between 45 countries across 10 health indicators among adolescents and whether those differences in health correlate with gender inequality in general. METHODS Data from 71,942 students aged 15 years from 45 countries who participated in the 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey were analyzed. For this purpose, 10 indicators were selected, representing a broad spectrum of health outcomes. The gender differences in the countries were first presented using odds ratios. Countries with similar risk profiles were grouped together using cluster analyses. For each of the 10 indicators, the correlation with the Gender Inequality Index was examined. RESULTS The cluster analysis reveals systematic gender inequalities, as the countries can be divided into seven distinct groups with similar gender inequality patterns. For eight of the 10 health indicators, there is a negative correlation with the Gender Inequality Index: the greater the gender equality in a country, the higher the odds that girls feel fat, have low support from families, have low life satisfaction, have multiple health complaints, smoke, drink alcohol, feel school pressure, and are overweight compared with boys. Four indicators show a divergence: the higher the gender equality in a country in general, the larger the differences between boys and girls regarding life satisfaction, school pressure, multiple health complaints, and feeling fat. CONCLUSIONS Countries that are geographically and historically linked are similar in terms of the health risks for boys and girls. The results challenge the assumption that greater gender equality is always associated with greater health equality.
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Luo H, Ren X, Li J, Wu K, Wang Y, Chen Q, Li N. Association between obesity status and successful aging among older people in China: evidence from CHARLS. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:767. [PMID: 32448262 PMCID: PMC7245862 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08899-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background The paper aimed to examine the association between obesity status and successful aging among elderly adults in China and further find gender differences in the effect of components of successful aging on obesity status. Methods The data came from the follow-up survey(2015) of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and 4019 dwellers age 60 and over are included. Obesity status were defined by the body mass index (BMI) according to Chinese criteria. Successful aging was defined following Rowe and Kahn’s multidimensional model. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between obesity status and successful aging. Results The rate of successful aging in men and women was 18.87 and 9.48% respectively. For BMI, the proportion of population with underweight, overweight and obesity in men was 10.29, 23.04 and 29.63% respectively and that in women was 1.40, 11.69 and 9.47%. Men with obesity (OR = 1.587 95% CI 1.087 ~ 2.316) has an positive relationship with successful aging than normal weight men; Women with underweight (OR = 0.197 95% CI 0.058 ~ 0.824) has an negative relationship with successful aging than normal weight women; Meanwhile, no matter men and women, the relationship between obesity status and successful aging were not significant among oldest adults(≥75 years). Conclusion Obesity status was significantly association with successful aging in young older adults (60-74 years), and the components of successful aging differently were related with the obesity status of male and female.
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- Huiqiang Luo
- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Records, West China Secondary University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical, West China School of Stomatology (West China Hospital of Stomatology), Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Zhao J, Sun J, Su C. Gender differences in the relationship between dietary energy and macronutrients intake and body weight outcomes in Chinese adults. Nutr J 2020; 19:45. [PMID: 32423458 PMCID: PMC7236212 DOI: 10.1186/s12937-020-00564-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To explore the gender differences in the relationship between dietary energy and macronutrients intake and body weight outcomes in Chinese adults. METHODS Data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS, 2015) for10,898 participants aged 18-64 years. Three consecutive 24-h dietary recalls was used to assess the dietary intake. Quantile regression models for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were performed separately for each sex. RESULTS Adult males showed greater absolute intakes of energy and macronutrients as compared to females as per the body weight outcomes. A 10% increase in BMI resulted in an additional intake of 0.002-0.004 kcal/d of dietary energy, 0.032-0.057 g/d of fats, 0.039-0.084 g/d of proteins, and 0.018-0.028 g/d of carbohydrates across all quantiles in males (p < 0.05). A 10% increase in WC lead to an additional intake of 0.004-0.008 kcal/d of dietary energy, 0.051-0.052 g/d of carbohydrates across the entire quantile in males (p < 0.05), and an increased intake of 0.060-0.150 kcal/d of fat in females (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Dietary fat intake could be the risk factor of abdominal obesity in women. The importance of gender-specific evidence should be considered before promoting macronutrient allocation for the prevention and treatment of obesity.
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- Jian Zhao
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005 China
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- School of Public Health & Management, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 Ningxia China
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- National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Number 29, Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050 China
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Talukdar D, Seenivasan S, Cameron AJ, Sacks G. The association between national income and adult obesity prevalence: Empirical insights into temporal patterns and moderators of the association using 40 years of data across 147 countries. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232236. [PMID: 32401794 PMCID: PMC7219711 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND At a country level, population obesity prevalence is often associated with economic affluence, reflecting a potential adverse outcome concomitant with economic growth. We estimated the pattern and strength of the empirically observed relationship between national income and adult obesity prevalence, and the moderating role of countries' macro-environments on this relationship. METHODS We assembled data on national obesity prevalence, income and a range of variables that characterize macro-environments related to 147 countries from multiple international organizations and databases. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate the relationship (elasticities) between national income (using Gross Domestic Product Per Capita, GDPPC) and adult obesity prevalence, and the moderating effects of five different dimensions (globalization orientation, demographic characteristics, economic environment, labor market characteristics, and strength of health policies) of countries' macro-environments on the income elasticities. Using the latest (2019-2024) available national income growth projections from the International Monetary Fund, we forecast future global trends in obesity prevalence. FINDINGS Over the 40-years 1975-2014, adult obesity prevalence increased at a declining rate with GDPPC across the 147 countries. The mean income elasticity estimates were 1.23 (95% credible interval 1.04-1.42) for males and 1.01 (0.82-1.18) for females. The elasticities were positively associated with the extent of political globalization and negatively associated with urbanization and share of agriculture in the national GDP. Income based projections indicate that obesity prevalence would continue to grow at an average annual rate of 2.47% across the studied countries during 2019-2024. CONCLUSIONS Population obesity prevalence exhibits a positive relationship with national income and there is no evidence that the relationship, while weakening, actually turns negative at higher income levels ("obesity Kuznets curve"). Based on current trends, global obesity prevalence will continue to increase during 2019-2024, with the rate of growth higher in low- and middle-income countries. As most people currently live in low- and middle-income countries with rising incomes, our findings underscore the urgent societal imperatives for effective policy initiatives, especially those that target the concomitant "nutrition transition" process with economic affluence, to break or at least further weaken the positive relationship of population obesity prevalence with national income.
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- Debabrata Talukdar
- Community of Global Health Equity and School of Management, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Marketing, Monash Business School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Nutrition status in adult Chilean population: economic, ethnic and sex inequalities in a post-transitional country. Public Health Nutr 2020; 23:s39-s50. [PMID: 32131930 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980019004439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between malnutrition, socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnicity in Chilean adult population. DESIGN Nationally representative survey (ENS) conducted in 2016-2017. Sociodemographic information, weight, height and hemoglobin (Hb) were measured (2003 ENS). Excess weight was defined as BMI ≥25 kg/m2. Undernutrition included underweight (BMI <18·5 kg/m2), short stature (height <1·49 m in women and <1·62 m in men) or anaemia (Hb <12 g/l). Education and household income level were used as indicators of SES; ethnicity was self-reported. We applied linear combinations of estimators to compare the prevalence of excess weight and undernutrition by SES and ethnicity. SETTING Chile. PARTICIPANTS In total, 5082 adults ≥20 years (64 % women) and 1739 women ≥20 years for anaemia analyses. RESULTS Overall, >75 % of women and men had excess weight. Low SES women either by income or education had higher excess weight ((82·0 (77·1, 86·1) v. 65·0 (54·8, 74·1)) by income; (85·3 (80·6, 89·0) v. 68·2 (61·6, 74·1) %) by education) and short stature (20-49 years; 31(17·9, 48·2) v. 5·2 (2·2,11·4) by education); obesity was also more frequent among indigenous women (20-49 years; 55·8 (44·4, 66·6) v. 37·2 (32·7, 42·0) %) than non-indigenous women. In men, excess weight did not significantly differ by SES or ethnicity, but short stature concentrated in low SES (20-49 years; 47·6 (24·6, 71·6) v. 4·5 (2·1, 9·5) by education) and indigenous men (21·5 (11·9, 5·5, 11·9) v. 8·2 (5·5, 11·9)) (P < 0·05 for all). CONCLUSIONS In Chile, malnutrition is disproportionately concentrated among women of low SES and indigenous origin; these inequalities should be considered when implementing prevention policies.
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Ataey A, Jafarvand E, Adham D, Moradi-Asl E. The Relationship Between Obesity, Overweight, and the Human Development Index in World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region Countries. J Prev Med Public Health 2020; 53:98-105. [PMID: 32268464 PMCID: PMC7142010 DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.19.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Obesity is regarded as one of the most prominent health threats worldwide and a serious risk factor for non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes mellitus type 2, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and some types of cancer. Given the role that societal development-as reflected by the Human Development Index (HDI)-may play in the prevalence of obesity and overweight, this study aimed to investigate the degree to which the prevalence of obesity and overweight is affected by HDI and its components. METHODS In this ecological study, the required data on HDI and its components were gathered from the latest report of the United Nations Development Program, and data on obesity and overweight were acquired from the latest reports published on the World Health Organization website. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS version 24.0. RESULTS The prevalence of obesity was determined to be significantly higher among females than males, and the gross national index per capita was found to be significantly higher for males than females (p<0.05). Significant positive correlations were found between HDI and its components and sex, as well as indices of obesity and overweight. CONCLUSIONS A significant positive correlation exists between HDI and obesity. As policy-makers attempt to improve the general welfare of the people, they should be aware of potential unwanted effects of development on the risk of obesity and overweight among the population.
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- Amin Ataey
- Meshkin Shahr Health Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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