Shaaban Abdelgalil Mahmoud, El-Farargy Sara Hosny, Dowidar Mohamed Adel, Abd-ElGawad Mohamed
Faculty of Medicine, Ain-shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Research Insights Arab Network, Cairo, Egypt.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 30;25(1):394. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21431-1.
In Jordan, obesity has emerged as a significant public health concern, particularly among females, with a prevalence of 43.1%. This rising trend, exacerbates the burden of non-communicable diseases and places increasing strain on the healthcare system.
We aimed to explore the predictors associated with obesity among adult ever-married Jordanian women aged 20-49 years based on the Jordanian Population and Family Health Survey (JPFHS).
Our study analyzed data from the JPFHS conducted in 2017-18, which initially included 14,689 ever-married women. We performed multivariable analyses to determine the socio-demographic predictors of obesity among these women.
We included 4,339 Jordanian women in our study, of whom 2,189 were classified as obese and 2,150 had a normal body mass index (BMI). Multivariable analysis indicated that increasing age and living in Tafilahwere significantly associated with higher odds of developing obesity (p < 0.05). Conversely, factors such as being in the wealthiest category, residing in Ma'an and Aqaba, and smoking every day were significantly linked to reduced odds of obesity (p < 0.05). Additionally, no significant associations were found between obesity development and variables such as the type of place of residence, educational level, frequency of reading newspapers or magazines, radio listening, television watching, or internet use in the past month (p > 0.05).
Appropriate and targeted interventions should be developed for Jordanian women to address obesity and its related health issues. Policymakers should adopt a multilevel approach that focuses on high-risk subgroups, including older women, and those living in Tafilh. Efforts should be made to raise awareness and provide preventative measures tailored to these groups to effectively reduce obesity and its associated complications.
在约旦，肥胖已成为一个重大的公共卫生问题，尤其是在女性中，患病率达43.1%。这种上升趋势加剧了非传染性疾病的负担，并给医疗系统带来了越来越大的压力。
我们旨在根据约旦人口与家庭健康调查（JPFHS），探究20至49岁成年已婚约旦女性中与肥胖相关的预测因素。
我们的研究分析了2017 - 18年进行的JPFHS数据，该调查最初纳入了14,689名已婚女性。我们进行了多变量分析，以确定这些女性中肥胖的社会人口学预测因素。
我们的研究纳入了4,339名约旦女性，其中2,189名被归类为肥胖，2,150名体重指数（BMI）正常。多变量分析表明，年龄增长和居住在塔菲拉与肥胖几率增加显著相关（p < 0.05）。相反，处于最富有类别、居住在马安和亚喀巴以及每天吸烟等因素与肥胖几率降低显著相关（p < 0.05）。此外，在肥胖发展与诸如居住地点类型、教育水平、过去一个月阅读报纸或杂志的频率、收听广播、观看电视或使用互联网等变量之间未发现显著关联（p > 0.05）。
应为约旦女性制定适当且有针对性的干预措施，以解决肥胖及其相关健康问题。政策制定者应采取多层次方法，重点关注高危亚组，包括老年女性和居住在塔菲勒的女性。应努力提高认识，并为这些群体提供量身定制的预防措施，以有效减少肥胖及其相关并发症。
