Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We used the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 study results to explore the burden of high body mass index (BMI) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR).

Methods

We estimated the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (2-19 years) and adults (≥20 years) in 1980 and 2015. The burden of disease related to high BMI was calculated using the GBD comparative risk assessment approach.

Results

The prevalence of obesity increased for adults from 15.1% (95% UI 13.4-16.9) in 1980 to 20.7% (95% UI 18.8-22.8) in 2015. It increased from 4.1% (95% UI 2.9-5.5) to 4.9% (95% UI 3.6-6.4) for the same period among children. In 2015, there were 417,115 deaths and 14,448,548 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to high BMI in EMR, which constitute

SUBMITTER: GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Obesity Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5973977 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature