Indices of Adiposity

Billewicz, W. Z.; Kemsley, W. F. F.; Thomson, A. M.

doi:10.1136/jech.16.4.183

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“…The Quetelet body mass index (BMI) was calculated as previously described. 13 Ideal BMI was considered to be less than 25 kg/m 2 . Those with BMI 25-29.9 kg/m 2 were considered to be overweight.…”

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The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

Khoja¹,

Al-Maatouq

1996

Ann Saudi Med

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Attendees of 15 health centers in Urban and rural areas in the Riyadh region were screened for obesity during May and June 1994. Systemic selection yielded 1580 Saudi males for analysis. The mean age was 33.6 ± 13.5 years and body mass index (BMI) was 26.9 ± 5.7 kg/m 2 . Only 36.6% of subjects were their ideal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m 2 ), while 34.8% were overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m 2 ), 26.9% were moderately obese (BMI 3.0-40 kg/m 2 ) and 1.7% were morbidly obese (BMI > 40 kg/m 2 ). Middle age, lower education and joblessness predicted a higher risk for obesity. Patients living in rural areas had greater BMIs than those living in urban areas (P < 0.01). Forty percent of overweight participants did not think they were so. The high prevalence of obesity and the lack of awareness among those afflicted emphasizes the need for community-based programs for preventing and reducing obesity, since weight control is effective in ameliorating most of the disorders associated with obesity, such as Type II non-insulindependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, sleep apnea syndrome and osteoarthritis of the knees. Young parents who are at risk of developing obesity and who play a central role in perpetuating it in their offspring should be the target of obesity-prevention programs. Ann Saudi Med 1996; 16(3):269-273. Obesity is a common chronic disorder in affluent societies, with serious effects on health and longevity.1 It is associated with the increased frequency of a number of diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, elevated serum cholesterol, arthrosis, gout and gallbladder disease.2 These co-morbidities contribute to the excess mortality observed among the obese. In addition, obesity plays a direct role in the development of coronary artery disease. 3Over the past two decades, Saudi Arabia has undergone remarkable and rapid economic development. 4 This has brought with it some of the diseases associated with affluence, of which obesity is one of the most obvious and important in view of the manner in which it increases the risk for morbidity and mortality.A small retrospective study has shown obesity to be prevalent in Saudis living in the Eastern province. 5 Few other studies have addressed this issue in Saudi Arabia and neighboring Arab Gulf countries. [6][7][8][9][10][11] We have previously reported on the high prevalence of clinically significant obesity among Saudi females, 12 but there are no studies of obesity and its associated risk factors among males in central Saudi Arabia. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of obesity and its associated risk factors among Saudi men attending primary health care centers in Riyadh. MethodsA cross-sectional study was undertaken which included urban and rural health centers in the Riyadh region. Eleven urban and four rural health centers were randomly selected. Saudi male patients attending these health centers were included.The study was conducted over two months (May and June 1994). Systematic sampling was used to select...

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The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

Khoja¹,

Al-Maatouq

1996

Ann Saudi Med

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“…The BMI was calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared (kg/m 2 ) [9][10][11][12], and obesity was classified as mild (grade I), BMI [12]. The questionnaire consisted of questions on demographic data and personal and medical characteristics.…”

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Diabetes Mellitus: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and their Relation to Diabetes Control in Female Diabetics

Binhemd

1992

Ann Saudi Med

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In a clinic-based study, the extent to which diabetes knowledge, attitude and compliance related to glycemic control was explored. Three hundred Saudi diabetic women aged 20 years and above were randomly selected from the register of the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre in Dammam, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and personally interviewed using a prestructured questionnaire. As an index of glycemic control, the glycated hemoglobin was assayed using a microcolumn technique. The main findings were: generally low score levels of knowledge, attitude and compliance. The mean glycated hemoglobin was significantly higher in type I (IDDM) (10.2 ± 2.2%) than in type 2 (NIDDM) diabetic respondents (9.1 ± 2.0%), P = 0.001. Evidence from this study suggests there is a need for sustained active patient education, support and evaluation, in order to increase patient involvement and self-reliance in the management of their diabetes. It is recommended that diabetes care be principally the responsibility of appropriately trained and culturally compatible members of the primary health care team working in partnership with other secondary care services. Medical audit of diabetes care at the primary health care level would improve clinical performance in this field. [3]. These rates are much higher than the 1.2% in the UK [4] but lower than the 35% among Pima Indians of Arizona [5]. It is suspected that diabetic patients find it difficult to comply with their treatment, especially when dietary measures are involved. This difficulty is reflected in their blood glucose level and body weight and may in the great part be due to the lack of appropriate perception of the disease and its management resulting in poor compliance and hence suboptimal glycemic control. Since optimal glycemic control reduces acute and chronic complications of diabetes [6], it is important that measures to improve diabetes care be adopted.There are many factors associated with the epidemiology of DM, such as obesity and genetic predisposition [4]. Bennett et al [4] studied the epidemiology of DM among Pima Indians and concluded that obesity may be a precipitating factor in the development of DM, but this can only be verified by long-term prospective incidence studies on the relationship between diabetes and obesity.

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“…15,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Indices of relative weight are simpler to obtain and appear to be useful in providing a general assessment of obesity among groups in field studies, and in estimating obesity for individuals in the clinical setting.…”

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The relationship between weight-height indices and the triceps skinfold measure among children age 5 to 12.

Michielutte¹,

Diseker²,

Corbett³

et al. 1984

Am J Public Health

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This study examines several weight for height indices--Quetelet's index W/H2, W/H, and Rohrer's index W/H3--for their appropriateness in estimating adiposity among young children. Data were obtained for a sample of 1,668 children age 5-12 residing in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Although W/H2 was found to be the most useful of these indices, the results suggest that no index, including the tricep skinfold measure, can be considered completely satisfactory in estimating adiposity among children.

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Indices of Adiposity

Cited by 133 publications

References 7 publications

The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

Diabetes Mellitus: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and their Relation to Diabetes Control in Female Diabetics

The relationship between weight-height indices and the triceps skinfold measure among children age 5 to 12.

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