P71 Influence de la parité sur le tour de taille chez la noire africaine en Côte-d’Ivoire. À propos de 181 cas colligés dans le service d’endocrinologie diabétologie du CHU de Yopougon Abidjan

Associated Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Disease in Three Sites across Ivory Coast: An Urban (Cocody), Peri-Urban (Abobo) and Rural (Yocoboué) Area

“…The same observation was found in a study in kaduna [38] and others authors have showed similar results [39]. This female predominance could be explained by pregnancies and sociocultural motivations [40]. These differences among female may due to the fact that in subsaharan countries being overweight or obese is a sign of beauty, fertility, well-being [39].…”

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in a Burkina Faso Urban Area: Prevalence,Associated Factors and Comorbidities

“…This MetS was associated with age, being female and general obesity. The influence of the number of pregnancies on the waist circumference could explain in part the predominance of women with MetS [21]. One other study in Ivory Coast, using also the National Cholesterol Program Education-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria, shown a 4.94% of MetS prevalence [16], but with no association with age and sex.…”

“…Overall in SSA the prevalence of overweight and obesity is higher among women [5,12,[17][18][19][20]. This female predominance could be explained by pregnancies [21] and socio-cultural motivations. In many sub-Saharan countries being overweight is indeed considered as a criterion of beauty and well-being in women.…”