Determinants and consequences of obesity in adult Kuwaiti females

摘要: From the early fifties, economic upheaval created by oil boom brought rapid changes in traditional life style of Kuwaiti people that resulted a more sedentary lifestyle with high food availability and overnutrition. This led to an increase overweight obesity, which has become major public health problem. A representative random sample 324 adult females aged 20-60 years were selected cross-sectional study assess prevalence its characteristics, determinants, contributing factors, relation other co-morbidity. The was drawn from centre registration files between May 1996 to October 1997. Data collected using: semi-structured questionnaire, anthropometric measurements, biochemical analysis blood samples. Thirty-nine percent participants were 30-39 year age group, 73% were married, 56% at medium level education. Fifty-six the participants had BMI ::: 30.0 lean 32.0. Of these, a medium education, 58% working 77% married. The mean WHR we 0.87 96 cm respectively there linear relationship between as well maternal characteristics. Body fat positively associated age, BMI, waist circumference, WHR. Eighty-five of those 20.:.29, 87% those 98% 40+ group more than 33% their body weight fat. Thirty-one had arthritis, 25% hypertension, 18% diabetes mellitus. A quarter borderline high, 15% levels serum cholesterol. Of these, over 60% 30.0. Twenty-three LDL, 9% low HDL, 3% triglycerides. Multivariate have shown that, after controlling for all variables, that increase returning pre-pregnancy main independent contributing factors risk obesity. Almost half underestimated status, only 28% considered actual be appropriate them. Furthermore, 61 % reported they thought husbands would categorise their weight into categories less than categories.