Analysis of main risk factors contributing to obesity in the region of East Africa: meta-analysis

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs/article/view/195013" target="_blank" >https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs/article/view/195013</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i1.30" target="_blank" >10.4314/ahs.v20i1.30</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Analysis of main risk factors contributing to obesity in the region of East Africa: meta-analysis

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Over a few decades obesity has become a major global health problem. Its prevalence worldwide has more than doubled since 1980. The situation is expected to worsen in the future, especially in the developing countries that experience nutrition transition due to economic growth. It contributes to reduction in malnutrition which supports an increase in obesity prevalence. The aim of this study was to analyse the predictors of obesity in the region of East Africa. Meta-analysis of existing studies was used in order to find the different risk factors and their significance in obesity development. Data extracted from 16 published academic research articles described the situation in East African countries. The significance of the effect of each variable was tested by means of an asymptotic chi-square test, or Fisher&apos;s exact (factorial) test and the risk ratios were calculated. Based on the chi-square test and the risk ratios of the aggregated data, three risk factors were found to be significant in the development of obesity – gender, type of residence and socio-economic status. In East African countries, women are significantly more likely to be obese. Living in an urban area and socioeconomic status are also positively associated with obesity. Because of insufficient data three other risk factors did not prove to be of any significance – alcohol consumption, smoking and education level. Conclusions of this meta-analysis confirm world trends but we also found results that are not in line with them (e.g. education). This meta-analysis confirms the huge existing research gap concerning obesity predictors in the East African region.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Analysis of main risk factors contributing to obesity in the region of East Africa: meta-analysis

Popis výsledku anglicky

Over a few decades obesity has become a major global health problem. Its prevalence worldwide has more than doubled since 1980. The situation is expected to worsen in the future, especially in the developing countries that experience nutrition transition due to economic growth. It contributes to reduction in malnutrition which supports an increase in obesity prevalence. The aim of this study was to analyse the predictors of obesity in the region of East Africa. Meta-analysis of existing studies was used in order to find the different risk factors and their significance in obesity development. Data extracted from 16 published academic research articles described the situation in East African countries. The significance of the effect of each variable was tested by means of an asymptotic chi-square test, or Fisher&apos;s exact (factorial) test and the risk ratios were calculated. Based on the chi-square test and the risk ratios of the aggregated data, three risk factors were found to be significant in the development of obesity – gender, type of residence and socio-economic status. In East African countries, women are significantly more likely to be obese. Living in an urban area and socioeconomic status are also positively associated with obesity. Because of insufficient data three other risk factors did not prove to be of any significance – alcohol consumption, smoking and education level. Conclusions of this meta-analysis confirm world trends but we also found results that are not in line with them (e.g. education). This meta-analysis confirms the huge existing research gap concerning obesity predictors in the East African region.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

African Health Sciences

ISSN

1680-6905

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

20

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

UG - Ugandská republika

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

248-256

Kód UT WoS článku

000536120700030

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85085310641