High prevalence of obesity among women in urban Haiti: Findings from a population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity is associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases and death and is increasing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries, including Haiti. There is limited population-based data on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and associated risk factors in Haiti. This study describes BMI and WC, and factors associated with obesity using a population-based cohort from Port-au-Prince.

Methods

Baseline sociodemographic and clinical data were collected from participants in the Haiti CVD Cohort Study between March 2019 and August 2021. Weight was categorized by BMI (kg/m²) with obesity defined as ≥30 kg/m². Abdominal obesity was defined using WC cutoffs of ≥80 cm for women and ≥94 cm for men based on WHO guidelines. S

SUBMITTER: Dade E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9581236 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature