Author/Authors :
Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopaedics - Department of Clinical Sciences-Lund - Lund University, Lund, Sweden , Jafari, Mehdi Department of Health Management - School of Health Management - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Vaez Mahdavi, Mohammad-Reza Department of Physiology - School of Medicine - Shahed University, Tehran, Iran , Faghihzadeh, Soghrat Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology - School of Medicine - Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran , Kalantari, Naser Department of Community Nutrition - National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Asadi-Lari, Mohsen Department of Epidemiology - School of Public Health and Oncopathology Research Centre - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: To estimate and compare prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult people
across the 22 districts of Tehran in 2011.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data on 47,406 women and 47,525 men aged≥ 15
years from a large population-based survey (Urban HEART-2). Age-standardized prevalence (ASP)
of overweight (25≤BMI<30) and obesity (BMI≥30) were estimated for the Tehran’s districts. Pearson
Chi2 tests and logistic regression were used to examine any significant differences in prevalence
of these disorders across sociodemographic groups.
Results: ASPs of overweight were 36.5% and 32.0 % among men and women, respectively
(p<0.001). These figures for obesity were 10.7% and 15.3% among men and women, respectively
(p<0.001). Crude prevalence of overweight and obesity rose with age up to the age of 54 years and
decreased thereafter. Across education groups, the lowest prevalence of overweight/obesity was seen
among most educated people. The results showed that being young, single and student were associated
with lower odds of overweight/obesity.
Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult in Tehran.
There were significant associations between sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of
overweight/obesity among adults in Tehran. The results of this study might be used in identifying
high risk groups of overweight and obesity in Tehran.
Keywords :
Tehran , Prevalence , Obesity , Overweight
