Economic Costs of Abdominal Obesity

Højgaard, Betina; Olsen, Kim Rose; Søgaard, Jes; Sørensen, Thorkild I A; Gyrd‐Hansen, Dorte

doi:10.1159/000137822

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“…The prevalence of central obesity is rising globally due to a combination of physical inactivity and consumption of unhealthy diet [2]. This has contributed significantly to increased financial burden [3] and avoidable utilization of the healthcare system [4]. …”

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Global, regional and time-trend prevalence of central obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13.2 million subjects

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We aimed to examine the global prevalences of central obesity according to age, sex, race, place of residence, geographical region, national income level, and the definitions of central obesity. MEDLINE and Embase were searched. Studies with sample size of ≥ 500 and investigated individuals aged ≥ 15 years were included. Metaprop (a Stata command) was adopted to conduct a meta-analysis of prevalence, and the Freeman-Tukey Double Arcsine Transformation was used to stabilize the variances. A random-effects model was used to evaluate the prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of central obesity. There were 288 studies involving 13,233,675 individuals in this analysis. The overall prevalence of central obesity was 41.5% (95% CI 39.9-43.2%). A higher prevalence was found in older individuals, female subjects, urban residents, Caucasians, and populations of higher income level countries. Regarding regional variations, the highest prevalence was found in Sothern America (55.1%, 95% CI 45.8-64.3%) and Central American (52.9%, 95% CI 32.7-72.7%). Its prevalence was rapidly rising from 1985 to 2014. From 1985-1999 to 2010-2014, younger subjects aged 15-40 years showed a more drastic rise in prevalence (16.3 to 33.9%) than subjects aged > 40 years (43.6 to 57.9%). Male individuals have a more drastic rise (25.3 to 41.6%) than females (38.6 to 49.7%). Major increasing in prevalence of the condition in the past three decades, particularly in certain subgroups. These findings could act as a useful reference to inform public health strategies to minimize the impact of central obesity on population health.

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“…It has been reported that abdominal obesity was more significant risk factors for various diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome than general obesity ( 3 4 5 ). In addition, medical problems related to abdominal obesity are rapidly raising medical cost, which is burdening social financial stability ( 6 ). Accordingly, these situations are increasing the necessity for academic activity or business to prevent abdominal obesity.…”

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The Risk of Abdominal Obesity according to the Degree of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Korean Men

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Although non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been reported as a cardiometabolic risk factor, the effect of non-alcoholic fatty liver is yet to be clarified on abdominal obesity. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the longitudinal relationship of non-alcoholic fatty liver on the development of abdominal obesity. The study participants were composed of 11,212 Korean men without abdominal obesity. They were followed up from 2005 to 2010 to be monitored for the development of abdominal obesity according to their degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (normal, mild, and moderate to severe). Cox-proportional hazard model was used to calculate the hazard ratios for abdominal obesity according to the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. While the average incidence was 15.5%, the incidence of abdominal obesity increased according to the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver (normal: 11.6%, mild: 25.2%, moderate to severe: 41.0%, P < 0.001). Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios for abdominal obesity independently increased proportionally to the degree of NAFLD (mild [1.07; 0.94-1.23], moderate to severe [1.58; 1.11-2.26], P for trend < 0.001). The risk of abdominal obesity increased proportionally to the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This finding guarantees further studies to reveal the incidental relationship of abdominal obesity with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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“…Obesity in workers affects their production capacity and daily performance (Rodbard, Fox, & Grandy, 2009), resulting in high direct and indirect costs for the company (Højgaard, Olsen, Søgaard, Sørensen, & Gyrd-Hansen, 2008), so much so that it is considered that the annual costs derived from medical expenses and absenteeism in obese workers reach up to 45 billion dollars (Klonoff, 2009).…”

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Absenteeism and Associated Factors in Workers of a High-Level Educational Institution, Cartagena-Colombia

Castaño¹,

Dominguez²,

Romero³

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To analyze the sociodemographic characteristics, organizational factors and cardiovascular risk factors related to work absenteeism in a higher education institution in the city of Cartagena-Colombia. Cross-sectional analytical study with a probabilistic sample of 162 workers. We recorded sociodemographic data, personal and family history, in addition, we performed a physical examination that included: abdominal circumference, height, weight and blood pressure. Also, clinical laboratory tests were performed for the analysis of lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides) and fasting blood glucose, determined by enzymatic colorimetric and automated methods. A frequency of absenteeism of 24.7% was estimated, being more frequent in the age group of 40 to 49 years and with a statistically significant difference between women and men. All the organizational variables studied showed a statistical association with work absenteeism. In contrast, the only cardiovascular risk factors that showed statistical association were: abdominal obesity and personal history of arterial hypertension. The evidences found allow us to think about the need to implement, immediately, a program of lifestyle change and healthy work, which includes a motivational strategy of change that, together, reduce the occurrence of absenteeism and the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors found in the study population.

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Economic Costs of Abdominal Obesity

Cited by 18 publications

References 41 publications

Global, regional and time-trend prevalence of central obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13.2 million subjects

Global, regional and time-trend prevalence of central obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13.2 million subjects

The Risk of Abdominal Obesity according to the Degree of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Korean Men

Absenteeism and Associated Factors in Workers of a High-Level Educational Institution, Cartagena-Colombia

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