Milanović Sanja Musić, Uhernik Ana Ivicević, Fister Kristina
Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
Coll Antropol. 2009 Apr;33 Suppl 1:67-73.
The aim of this study was to examine the association of obesity and selected health behaviors, based on the data from Croatian Adult Health Survey 2003. Cross-sectional study on representative random sample of 9070 Croatian adults showed that in both men and women, mean BMI varied significantly with age (p < 0.001). It tended to increased with age until 55-64 years, and then decreased slightly in men, but remained unchanged in women. The prevalence of obesity (BMI > or = 30.0 kg m(-2)) demonstrated almost the same prevalence in men and women, 20.1% and 20.6% respectively. The likelihood of being obese, either in men or women, was more likely in the middle-aged groups, among respondents from rural areas and those from the Continental region of Croatia, with drinking lifestyle pattern, and non-smokers. Women who mostly used animal fat for food preparations were more likely to be obese. Overweight and obesity are major public health problem in the adult population in Croatia, and health promotion strategies based on behavioral correlates are needed to prevent excess weight gain in the Croatian population.
本研究旨在依据2003年克罗地亚成人健康调查的数据，探讨肥胖与特定健康行为之间的关联。对9070名克罗地亚成年人的代表性随机样本进行的横断面研究表明，男性和女性的平均体重指数（BMI）均随年龄显著变化（p < 0.001）。在55 - 64岁之前，BMI往往随年龄增长而升高，之后男性略有下降，而女性则保持不变。肥胖（BMI≥30.0 kg/m²）的患病率在男性和女性中几乎相同，分别为20.1%和20.6%。男性或女性肥胖的可能性在中年人群、农村地区受访者、克罗地亚大陆地区受访者、有饮酒生活方式模式者以及非吸烟者中更高。主要使用动物脂肪进行食物制备的女性更易肥胖。超重和肥胖是克罗地亚成年人口中的主要公共卫生问题，需要基于行为关联的健康促进策略来防止克罗地亚人群体重过度增加。
