ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-8130; Motlagh, Mohammad Esmaeil; Heshmat, Ramin und Mansourian, Marjan
(9. Dezember 2020):
Geographic risk of general and abdominal obesity and related determinants in Iranian children and adolescents: CASPIAN-IV Study.
In: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Bd. 26, Nr. 12: S. 1532-1538
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Abstract
Background: Obesity, as a risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases, is a common public health problem in developed and developing countries. Among Iranian children and adolescents, the prevalence of being overweight has increased by almost 50% in the past two decades.
Aims: To visualize the geographic differences in general and abdominal obesity risks and related determinants among Iranian children and adolescents.
Methods: Participants consisted of 14 880 students, aged 7-19 years, living in urban and rural areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Spatial patterns of obesity and its association with related risk factors were identified using Bayesian spatial modeling.
Results: The highest spatial risks of general obesity (odds ratio 1.21-1.66 for males and 1.81-2.02 for females) and abdominal obesity (odds ratio 1.20-1.82 for males and 1.25-1.78 for females) were observed in the north, northwest and southwest of the country. Risk of obesity was significantly higher in areas with a higher rate of urban residence, active current smokers and prolonged screen time.
Conclusion: Identification of high-risk regions for obesity and spatially related risk factors can be used as informative tools for decision-making and planning in health systems at national and subnational levels.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Publikationsform: | Publisher's Version |
Keywords: | geographical mapping; obesity; paediatrics; risk factors; spatial modelling |
Fakultät: | Mathematik, Informatik und Statistik > Statistik > Lehrstühle/Arbeitsgruppen > Bioimaging |
Themengebiete: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 500 Naturwissenschaften
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 510 Mathematik 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-91961-0 |
ISSN: | 1687-1634 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 91961 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 27. Apr. 2022, 05:54 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 27. Apr. 2022, 05:54 |