Nutritional Status of Elderly in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

Odenigbo, UM; Odenigbo, CU; Oguejiofor, OC

doi:10.3923/pjn.2010.416.418

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“…The study shows the prevalence of abnormal weight categories among the adults of different age categories and an association between body weights, BMI and waist circumference in the two communities. Although there are several reports on weight abnormality patterns among Nigerian adults, 11 , 18 none, to the best of our knowledge, associated BMI and waist circumference in Nigerian adult populations.…”

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“…There is paucity of information on the anthropometric data for predicting the health status of the middle aged and advanced aged adults especially from Africa. 18 This study examined the trend in body mass index (BMI) of different adult age groups: 20 to 39 years (early adulthood); 40 to 59 years (middle adulthood) and 60 years and above (advanced or late adulthood) and the association between BMI and waist circumference amongst the adults in Ota, Nigeria.…”

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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Nigerian Adults: Implication as Indicators of Health Status

Chinedu¹,

Ogunlana²,

Azuh³

et al. 2013

Journal of Public Health Research

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BackgroundAnthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and examined their significance as indicators of health status in adults.Design and methodsThe subject included 489 healthy adults from Ota, Nigeria, aged between 20 and 75 years, grouped into early adulthood (20-39 years), middle adulthood (40-59 years) and advanced adulthood (60 years and above). Weight, height and abdominal circumference were measured. BMI was calculated as weight kg/height2 (m2) and World Health Organization cut-offs were used to categorize them into normal, underweight, overweight and obese.ResultsAbnormal weight categories accounted for 60 % of the subjects (underweight 11 %, overweight 31%, and obese 18%). The waist circumference of overweight and obese categories were significantly (P<0.05) higher than the normal weight category. There was no significant difference between waist circumference of underweight and normal subjects. The correlation coefficient values of BMI with waist circumference (r=0.63), body weight (r=0.76) and height (r=-0.31) were significant (P<0.01) for the total subjects.ConclusionsThe study indicates that waist circumference can serve as a positive indicator of overweight and obesity in the selected communities; however, it may not be used to determine underweight in adults. Regular BMI and waist circumference screening is recommended as an easy and effective means of assessing body weight and in the prevention of weight related diseases in adults.Significance for public healthThis manuscript describes the correlation between body mass index, waist circumference and body weight of two communities in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria and the use of these anthropometric measures for body weight classification in human populations of the selected communities. This was carried out to evaluate the health status of the indigenes of the two communities for proper health awareness and public health intervention programmes.

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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Nigerian Adults: Implication as Indicators of Health Status

Chinedu¹,

Ogunlana²,

Azuh³

et al. 2013

Journal of Public Health Research

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“…Co. Ltd, Zhejiang, China). Subjects were only with light clothes, but without shoes, jackets, caps and heavy ornaments during the measurements 35 . The BMI was calculated by dividing weight (kg) by the square of the height (m).…”

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Functional tooth units and nutritional status of older people in care homes in Indonesia

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“…Co. Ltd, Zhejiang, China). Participants were instructed to wear lightweight clothes and to remove their shoes, jackets, caps and heavy clothing accessories during the measurements . BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared.…”

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“…Participants were instructed to wear lightweight clothes and to remove their shoes, jackets, caps and heavy clothing accessories during the measurements. 21 BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Moreover, this study analysed the blood serum parameters of the participants to explore systemic markers for diabetes mellitus and nutritional indicators.…”

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Influence of residential characteristics on the association between the oral health status and BMI of older adults in Indonesia

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Nutritional Status of Elderly in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Nigerian Adults: Implication as Indicators of Health Status

Correlation between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Nigerian Adults: Implication as Indicators of Health Status

Functional tooth units and nutritional status of older people in care homes in Indonesia

Influence of residential characteristics on the association between the oral health status and BMI of older adults in Indonesia

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