School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosanna, Ethiopia.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2024 Feb 6;47:47. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.47.34746. eCollection 2024.
the obesity epidemic is growing faster in developing countries with no exception of Ethiopia. Currently, abdominal obesity is identified as a major risk factor for chronic diseases due to the accumulation of liable fat. However, despite the evidence of certain documented data, abdominal obesity has been on the rise in Ethiopia, especially in urban areas. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with abdominal obesity among adults in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia.
a community-based cross-sectional study was employed on 845 adults selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were entered using Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to STATA version 14 for analysis. Simple linear regression was conducted to identify candidate variables. A multivariable linear regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with abdominal obesity. P-value<0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.
a total of 806 respondents participated in this study, making a response rate of 95.4%. The magnitude of abdominal obesity was found to be 24.6% (95% CI: 21.5, 27.5). Physical activity (β= -2.053; 95%CI: -3.353, -0.454), alcohol consumption (β=1.631; 95%CI: 0.176, 3.087), and age (β=0.319; 95%CI: 0.250, 0.389) were significantly associated with abdominal obesity.
the magnitude of abdominal obesity among adults in the study area was high compared to previous studies. Alcohol drinking, being physically inactive, and age were predictors of abdominal obesity. There is a need for intervention for adults with physical inactivity and alcohol consumption to reduce abdominal obesity.
肥胖症在发展中国家的流行速度越来越快，埃塞俄比亚也不例外。目前，腹部肥胖被认为是导致慢性疾病的主要危险因素，因为它会导致易患脂肪的堆积。然而，尽管有一定的文献数据证据，但腹部肥胖在埃塞俄比亚一直在上升，尤其是在城市地区。因此，本研究旨在评估吉姆马镇成年人腹部肥胖的流行程度和相关因素，该地区位于埃塞俄比亚西南部。
采用多阶段抽样技术，对 845 名成年人进行了一项基于社区的横断面研究。使用经过预测试的访谈式问卷调查收集数据。数据通过 Epi-data 版本 3.1 输入，并导出到 STATA 版本 14 进行分析。简单线性回归用于确定候选变量。拟合多变量线性回归模型以确定与腹部肥胖相关的因素。P 值<0.05 被用来表示统计学意义。
共有 806 名受访者参加了这项研究，应答率为 95.4%。腹部肥胖的程度为 24.6%（95%置信区间：21.5，27.5）。身体活动（β= -2.053；95%置信区间：-3.353，-0.454）、饮酒（β=1.631；95%置信区间：0.176，3.087）和年龄（β=0.319；95%置信区间：0.250，0.389）与腹部肥胖显著相关。
与以前的研究相比，研究区域成年人的腹部肥胖程度较高。饮酒、身体不活动和年龄是腹部肥胖的预测因素。需要对身体不活动和饮酒的成年人进行干预，以减少腹部肥胖。
