Association between cardiometabolic risk factors and body mass index, waist circumferences and body fat in a Zanzibari cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the prevalence of obesity indices (body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), body fat per cent (BF%)) and cardiometabolic risk factors. To investigate the association between obesity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors in a Zanzibari population.

Designs

Cross-sectional study.

Settings

Participants randomly selected from 80 Shehias (wards) in Unguja, Zanzibar in 2013.

Participants

A total of 470 participants between 5 and 95 years were examined. Data on socioeconomic status, area of residence, anthropometry and venous blood were collected. Associations between obesity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors were investigated using multilevel logistic regression analyses in two steps: first, each obesity indicator was tested i

SUBMITTER: Nyangasa MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615808 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature