Self-reported prevalence of obesity among 20,329 adults from large territories of Greece, Serbia and Turkey

Krassas, Gerasimos E; Keleştimur, Fahrettin; Micić, Dragan; Tzotzas, Themistoklis; Konstandinidis, Theodoros; Bougoulia, Maria; Tsametis, Christos; Çolak, Ramiz; Jorga, Jagoda; Kostic, Zivka; Pavlović, Mirjana

doi:10.14310/horm.2002.1182

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“…Some reports show that the prevalence of obesity is particularly high in adults; however, available epidemiological data are scarce and confi ned to particular geographical areas [4,5] .…”

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First National Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Fat Distribution in Greek Adults

Kapantais¹,

Tzotzas²,

Ioannidis³

et al. 2006

Ann Nutr Metab

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Aim: To provide estimates of the prevalence of obesity, overweight and body fat distribution among the adult population of Greece. Design: Epidemiological, cross-sectional nationwide survey providing self-reported data. Subjects: A total of 17,341 men and women aged from 20 to 70 years and classified into five 10-year age groups participated. The selection was conducted by stratified sampling through household family members of Greek children attending school. Measurements: The participants reported data on weight, height, waist and hip circumference. BMI and waist-to-hip ratio were calculated. Abdominal obesity was defined as waist circumference ≧102 cm in men and ≧88 cm in women. Results: In the total population, the mean BMI was 26.5 kg/m², (27.3 in men, 25.7 in women). The overall prevalence of obesity was 22.5%, (26% in men, 18.2% in women) while that of overweight was 35.2% (41.1% in men, 29.9% in women). The percentages of obesity and overweight in men were similar in almost all age groups, while in women they progressively increased with age. Abdominal obesity was more frequent among women than men (35.8 vs. 26.6%, respectively), especially after the age of 50. Conclusions: Excess body weight is reaching epidemic proportions in Greece and obesity rates are among the highest, if not the highest, in Western society. The problem affects particularly men, and women after menopause. Interestingly, more women than men present with abdominal obesity. Preventive and treatment strategies are urgently needed to stop the obesity epidemic in this Mediterranean European country.

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“…Some reports show that the prevalence of obesity is particularly high in adults; however, available epidemiological data are scarce and confi ned to particular geographical areas [4,5] .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

First National Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Fat Distribution in Greek Adults

Kapantais¹,

Tzotzas²,

Ioannidis³

et al. 2006

Ann Nutr Metab

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“…For instance, among male conscripts of the Greek army, 28.5% was overweight, and an additional 10.4% was obese [19]. Respective values from a study conducted on the general population of three Balkan countries were 31.4% and 12.4% [20]. Therefore, it is indicated that overweight affects soccer players in a lesser extent than it does the general population.…”

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confidence: 97%

Association between body mass index, body fat per cent and muscle power output in soccer players

Nikolaidis

2012

Open Medicine

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AbstractThe objectives of this study were to examine (a) the prevalence of overweight/obesity, (b) the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and body fat percent (BF), and (c) the association between BMI, BF and power output in adult male soccer players. Members of competitive soccer clubs (n=169, aged 22.7±4.2yr) were examined for anthropometric characteristics and body composition, and performed the physical working capacity in heart rate 170 min−1 test (PWC170), a force-velocity test (F-v) and the Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT). Based on international BMI cut-off points, 17.8% (n=30) of participants were classified as overweight. BMI was correlated with BF (r=0.67, p<0.001) and could be predicted based on the equation BF=1.193·BMI-12.24 (standard error of estimate 2.49). BMI and BF were in inverse relationship with mean power during WAnT (r=−0.30, p<0.001; r=−0.47, p<0.001, respectively). BF was also in inverse relationship with PWC170 (r=−0.26, p<0.001) and maximal power of the F-v test (r=−0.18, p=0.020).The prevalence of overweight among participants was lower than what is observed in general population. The findings confirmed previous observations on general population about the negative effect of overweight and fatness on selected parameters of physical fitness.

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“…Fi zik sel ak ti vi te nin azal ma sıy la bir lik te, ar tan mik tar da sa tü re yağ ve aşı rı şeker kul la nı mı -na yol açan kö tü bes len me alış kan lık la rı obe zi te yi, sa de ce ge liş miş olan ül ke le rin de ğil, tüm dün ya nın yay gın bir so ru nu ha li ne ge tir miş tir. [1][2][3] Fark lı ül ke ler de, eriş kin yaş gru bun da fark lı obe zi te pre va lans la rı bil di ril mek te dir. [2][3][4][5] Eriş kinler de obe zi te pre va lan sı Ba tı Av ru pa ül ke le rin de %10-25, Ame ri ka kı ta sın da ki ül ke ler de %20-35 ara sın da bil di ril mek te dir.…”

Section: Obezite Prevalansı Ve Metabolik Risk Faktörleri Ile İlişkisiunclassified

“…[1][2][3] Fark lı ül ke ler de, eriş kin yaş gru bun da fark lı obe zi te pre va lans la rı bil di ril mek te dir. [2][3][4][5] Eriş kinler de obe zi te pre va lan sı Ba tı Av ru pa ül ke le rin de %10-25, Ame ri ka kı ta sın da ki ül ke ler de %20-35 ara sın da bil di ril mek te dir. ABD 'de yü rü tü len NHA-NES (Na ti o nal He alth and Nut ri ti on Exa mi na ti on Sur vey) 1999-2000 so nuç la rı, NHA NES 1988-1994 so nuç la rıy la kar şı laş tı rıl dı ğın da, ka dın lar da obe zite sık lı ğı %23.4'ten %33.4'e yük sel miş tir.…”

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Obesity Prevalence and Its Association with Metabolic Risk Factors: Tokat Province Prevalence Study

Kutlutürk¹,

Öztürk²,

Yıldırım³

et al. 2011

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Obe zi te, cid di sos yal ve psi ko lo jik et ki le riy le tüm yaş ve sos yo-eko no mik grup la rı il gi len di ren komp leks bir has ta lık tır. Gün cel ça lış ma lar, Türk top lu mun da obe zi te pre ve lan sı nın art mak ta ol du ğu nu gös -ter mek te dir. Ça lış ma mız da, To kat ili kent sel ve kır sal alan la rın da obe zi te pre va lan sı nı ve me ta bo lik risk faktör le riy le iliş ki si ni be lir le mek amaç lan mış tır. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m l le er r: : Bu ça lış ma, il, il çe mer kez le ri ve se çi len köy ler de ya pıl mış tır. To kat ilin de ya şa yan 18 yaş ve üze rin de ki 530000 ki şi yi ifa de ede cek şekil de se çi len 1095 ki şi, ça lış ma ya da hil edil di. Ba ğım sız de ğiş ken ola rak; yaş, me de ni du rum, ka dın lar da oral kon tra sep tif kul la nı mı, sos yo-eko no mik du rum, si ga ra kul la nı mı ve al kol kul la nı mı kay de dil di. Grup I nor mal (be den kit le indek si: BKİ ≤ 24.9 kg/m 2 ) olan lar, grup II ki lo lu (BKİ 25.0-29.9 kg/m 2 ) ve grup III ise obez (BKİ ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) olan ki şi ler den oluş tu rul du. B Bu ul l g gu u l la ar r: : Ça lış ma ya alı nan 1.095 ki şi nin 541'i er kek, 554'ü ka dın dı ve yaş or ta la ma sı 41.4 ± 17 yıl dı. BKİ' ye gö re %40 (n= 438) nor mal ki lo lu, %36.6 (n= 401) faz la ki lo lu, %23.4 (n =256) obez di. Ka dın lar da ki obe zi te pre va lan sı %33.6 (n= 186), er kek ler de %12.9 (n= 70) ola rak tes pit edil di. Bel çev -re si ne gö re san tral obe zi te ora nı ka dın lar da %56.2 (n= 309), er kek ler de %15.1 (n= 81) ve tüm ka tı lım cı lar da %35.6 (n= 390)'dı. Yaş grup la rı na gö re BKİ en yük sek 40-49 yaş gru bun day dı. Kır sal ve kent sel böl ge ler de ya şa yan ki şi ler ara sın da BKİ far kı göz len me di. Glu koz, to tal ko les te rol, trig li se rid, or ta la ma sis to lik ve di yasto lik kan ba sın cı de ğer le ri obez ve faz la ki lo lu has ta lar da an lam lı ola rak yük sek ti. S So o n nu uç ç: : Bu ça lış ma To kat ili eriş kin le rin de obe zi te pre va lan sı nın yük sek ol du ğu nu, BKİ ile me ta bo lik risk fak tör le ri (hi per tan si yon, aç -lık plaz ma glu ko zu ve hi per li pi de mi), ara sın da po zi tif ko re las yon bu lun du ğu nu ve bel çev re si ne gö re san tral obe zi te ora nın çok da ha yük sek ol du ğu nu gös ter miş tir. Bu ve ri ler, ül ke miz de faz la ki lo lu luk ve obe zi te sık -lı ğı nın art mak ta ol du ğu nu ve obe zi tey le iliş ki li me ta bo lik risk fak tör le ri nin mul ti di sip li ner yak la şım la de ğer -len di ril me si ge rek li li ği ni or ta ya koy mak ta dır.A An na ah h t ta ar r K Ke e l li i m me e l le er r: : Şiş man lık; ki lo lu; pre va lans; vü cut kit le in dek si; bel çev re si A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : Obe sity is a comp lex di sor der in vol ving all ages and so ci o e co no mic gro ups with its se ri o us so ci al and psycho lo gi cal ef fects. Cur rent stu di es show that obe sity pre va len ce is in cre a sing in Tur kish po pu la ti on. Our aim in this study was to de ter mi ne...

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Self-reported prevalence of obesity among 20,329 adults from large territories of Greece, Serbia and Turkey

Cited by 26 publications

References 11 publications

First National Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Fat Distribution in Greek Adults

First National Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Fat Distribution in Greek Adults

Association between body mass index, body fat per cent and muscle power output in soccer players

Obesity Prevalence and Its Association with Metabolic Risk Factors: Tokat Province Prevalence Study

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