Association between environmental factors and BMI: evidence from recent immigrants from developing countries

Katare, Bhagyashree; Chakrovorty, Sanchita

doi:10.1186/s41043-019-0174-4

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“…Among the Wrocław residents of working age, women were found to be of normal body weight significantly more often than men. The results of earlier studies also confirmed this observation [2,23,24,35,36]. Interestingly, men are usually characterized by higher physical activity levels than women [15,37].…”

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Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Body Mass Index in People of Working Age

Puciato

Rozpara

2020

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Obesity is currently the most common metabolic disease, causing numerous health problems and, if untreated, leading to premature mortality. Obesity is a significant issue among people of working age since their ability to work depends directly on their health condition and psychomotor fitness. Demographic and socioeconomic factors have a significant impact on the body weight of people of working age. The aim of this study is to identify relationships between the body mass index and selected demographic and socioeconomic variables in working-age residents of the city of Wrocław, Poland. The study involved 4315 respondents (2206 women and 2109 men) aged 18–64 years from Wrocław. The sample selection was random and purposive, using multilevel stratification. The applied research tool was the authors’ own cross-sectional diagnostic questionnaire of socioeconomic status. Based on the collected data, the respondents’ body weight was categorized according to WHO criteria. The majority of respondents (60%) had a normal body weight, while 40% were categorized as overweight or obese. The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Sex, age, occupational status, marital status, number of people in the household, having a steady source of income, disposable (net) income, and savings were significantly correlated (p < 0.001) with respondents’ body mass index. Public health programs aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors should be addressed primarily to groups at the highest risk of overweight and obesity.

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Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Body Mass Index in People of Working Age

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Rozpara

2020

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“…All these bioactive compounds are reported as anti-bacterial effect. Inhibition zones ranged from 1.65 cm to 1.95 cm and maximum activity is found in aqueous extract of tamarind leaves as compared to the ethanol which is 1.9 (Katare and Hakrovorty, 2019).…”

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Phytochemical investigation and antioxidant activities of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.)

Farooq

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Not Bot Horti Agrobo

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Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a common worldwide medicinal plant. Due to high medical importance, tamarind seed and pulp fraction and sub fractions were compared. The present study was aimed to investigate the phytochemical investigation and antioxidant activities of different extracts of tamarind by demonstrating different extraction methods and then selection of best and less time taking method. Biological activities including 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) showed maximum inhibition for seed (74.09±0.76) as compare to pulp (72.09±0.43) at 300 μg/ml for butanol fraction, 2, 2'-azino-Bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) showed maximum inhibition for seed (79.19±0.36) as compare to pulp (75.69±0.23) at 300 μg/ml for butanol. Metal chelation showed maximum inhibition for seed (81.39±0.70) as compare to pulp (77.49±0.93) at 300 μg/ml for butanol fraction, whereas lipid-peroxidation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) inhibition showed maximum value for seed at 120 μg/ml as compare to pulp with FeSo4 for butanol fraction and with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), TBARS inhibition showed maximum values for seed at 120 μg/ml as compare to pulp for butanol faction. The total antioxidant activity phosphomolybdenum assay was performed, which showed maximum values for seed at 120 μg/ml as compare to seed for butanol fraction. Total phenolic contents of seed for butanol fraction were 1.83 ± 0.31 mg/g for seed and 2 .83 ± 0.44 mg/g for pulp. Similarly, high amount of flavonoid content for seed was 1.31 ± 0.09 mg/g was given for dichloromethane and for pulp it was given as 1.91 ± 0.96 mg/g for butanol fraction. The results suggested that the extract of T. indica is potential source of the phytochemical investigation and antioxidant activity and utilized in diseases arising from oxidative stress in near future by using ultra-sonication method which is precise and time-consuming method.

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Environmental factors related to the obesity epidemic

Kahan

Mehrzad

2020

Obesity

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Association between environmental factors and BMI: evidence from recent immigrants from developing countries

Cited by 5 publications

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Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Body Mass Index in People of Working Age

Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Body Mass Index in People of Working Age

Phytochemical investigation and antioxidant activities of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.)

Environmental factors related to the obesity epidemic

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