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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Eti-Osa LGA, Lagos, Nigeria
Obesity Reviews, Volume 8, No. 6, Year 2007
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Description
In many of the urban centres of the developing countries, a change in lifestyle due to increased affluence has been observed. It has been shown that change in lifestyle is an important factor in the global epidemic of overweight and obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of lifestyle and socioeconomic class on the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst adolescents from rural and urban centres in Lagos, Nigeria. This is a cross-sectional prospective survey carried out on a sample of 1504 randomly selected adolescents, aged between 10 and 19 years, from six public secondary schools located in urban and rural areas of the Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State, Nigeria. A self-designed completed questionnaire was used to determine the participants' socio-demographic characteristics. Anthropometric measurements were taken to calculate their body mass index (BMI). The overall prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in the urban and rural areas, respectively, were 3.7% and 0.4%, and 3.0% and 0.0%. Socioeconomic class did not significantly affect the BMI values. Overweight is an evolving problem, while obesity is seemingly not a problem yet in adolescent school-aged children in Lagos State, Nigeria. © 2007 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ben-Bassey, U. P.
Nigeria, Ikoyi
Creek Hospital, Nigeria
Oduwole, Abiola Olufunmilayo
Nigeria, Lagos
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Ogundipe, O. O.
Nigeria, Lagos
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 70
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00408.x
ISSN:
14677881
e-ISSN:
1467789X
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria