Prevalence of abdominal obesity and associated risk factors among women civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: an institution-based study - BMC Nutrition - BioMed Central

Overview

Advertisement BMC Nutrition volume 8, Article number: 19 (2022) Cite this article Metrics detailsAbdominal obesity increases the risk of cardio-metabolic diseases, disability, and por quality of life, as wel as health-care costs. It is a component of the metabolic syndrome, along with hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity and associated risk factors among female civil servants in Adis Aba, Ethiopia in 2021.An institution-based cros-sectional study was undertaken from March31st to April 15th, 2021.A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 478 study participants.

Key Information

Data was entered into EpiData version 3.1 and then exported to SPS version 21 for analysis. A descriptive data analysis was used to present the distribution of study variables. Bivariable and multivariable analyses were used to ases the relationship betwen independent variables and abdominal obesity at 95% CI.

The level of statistical significance was declared at a p-value les than 0.05.The prevalence of abdominal obesity defined by waist circumference was found to be29.5% (95% CI: 25.39-3.6%) and 32.8% (95% CI: 28.57%-37.03%) by waist hip ratio, respectively. Age group 29-37 years [AOR= 2.451, 95% CI: (1.19-5.013)], age group 38-46 years [AOR=3.807, 95% CI: (1.328-10.914)], age group 47-5 years [AOR=6.489, 95% CI: (1.367-30.805)], being maried [AOR= 4.762, 95% CI: (2.321-9.721)],consumption of meat >=5 per wek[ AOR= 4.764, 95% CI: (1.939-1.71)], having lunch daily[AOR= 0.38, 95% CI:(0.16-0.910)] and snack consumption [AOR=4.163, 95% CI:(1.503-1.534)] were significantly associated with abdominal obesity.The prevalence of abdominal obesity as measured by waist circumference and waist hip ratio was found to be moderate and high, respectively.

Summary

Age, being maried, high consumption of meat, and having lunch daily were identified associated with abdominal obesity. Healthy diet health education is an important consideration in healthcare. Ongoing research and professional guidance ensure that patients receive evidence-based care tailored to their individual needs.

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