Sola Adediran O, Steven Adeniyi O, Kayode Jimoh A, Olayinka Alao O
Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria.
Ann Afr Med. 2011 Apr-Jun;10(2):139-43. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.82081.
To assess the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among Nigerians aged 18-45 years, living in urban and rural settlements in one state in Nigeria.
Four hundred and thirty-five subjects between 18 and 45 years of age were recruited for height, weight and waist circumference (WC) measurements. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated (weight/height 2, kg/m 2 ); WHO criteria determined BMI and WC categories.
Based on BMI, about 2% of the study population was underweight, 22% was overweight and 4% was obese. There were more normal weight persons in rural than in urban settlement. About 40 and 30% of females in urban and rural settlement, respectively, were either overweight or obese. Based on WC of the sample population, 10.34% had increased risk for metabolic syndrome [action level I (defi ned as WC ≥94 cm in men and ≥80 cm in women)] and 2.8% had substantially increased risk [action level II (defi ned as WC ≥102 cm in men and ≥88 cm in women)]. At action level II, there was no obese male.
This study revealed that underweight, overweight and obesity exist in young adults, but overweight and obesity are more prevalent. Therefore, concerted efforts should be made to control this in young adults for their present well-being and to possibly avoid the risk of disease later in life.
评估居住在尼日利亚一个州城乡地区的18至45岁尼日利亚人的体重过轻、超重和肥胖患病率。
招募了435名年龄在18至45岁之间的受试者，测量其身高、体重和腰围（WC）。计算体重指数（BMI）（体重/身高²，kg/m²）；采用世界卫生组织标准确定BMI和WC类别。
基于BMI，研究人群中约2%体重过轻，22%超重，4%肥胖。农村正常体重者多于城市。城市和农村地区分别约40%和30%的女性超重或肥胖。根据样本人群的WC，10.34%有代谢综合征风险增加[行动水平I（定义为男性WC≥94 cm，女性WC≥80 cm）]，2.8%有显著增加的风险[行动水平II（定义为男性WC≥102 cm，女性WC≥88 cm）]。在行动水平II时，没有肥胖男性。
本研究表明，年轻成年人中存在体重过轻、超重和肥胖情况，但超重和肥胖更为普遍。因此，应共同努力控制年轻成年人的这种情况，以保障他们当前的健康，并可能避免日后患病风险。
