Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample data

At the moment, obesity is a global problem, with an increasing prevalence worldwide, which could be characterized as an obesity "epidemic". The article presents the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity by age and gender in a representative national sample of the Russ...

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Main Authors: S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: «SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC 2008-12-01
Series:Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
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Online Access:https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1635
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description At the moment, obesity is a global problem, with an increasing prevalence worldwide, which could be characterized as an obesity "epidemic". The article presents the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity by age and gender in a representative national sample of the Russian population. In total, 13528 people (5760 men, 7768 women) were examined (response rate 87,8%). Overweight (IMT>25 kg/m2) increased with advanced age, from 11,0% and 15,5% among 20-year-old men and women to 53,6% and 77,0%, respectively, in those aged 60 years (p<0,0001). Obesity (BMI>25 kg/m2) prevalence in women of all ages was at least 2,5 times more prevalent than that in men (among the latter, it was no higher than 15%). Similarly, among males, abdominal obesity prevalence increased with age: from 1,5% in 20-year-olds to 20,9% in those aged 80 years and older. Regardless of age, abdominal obesity prevalence among women was substantially higher than that in men, being maximal (65,2%) among 60-year-old females.
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spelling doaj.art-c9fc14e893374c48bbe761f71b00b0282024-10-17T12:21:27Zrus«SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLCКардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика1728-88002619-01252008-12-017660631352Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample dataS. A. Shalnova0A. D. Deev1State Research Center for Preventive Medicine. MoscowState Research Center for Preventive Medicine. MoscowAt the moment, obesity is a global problem, with an increasing prevalence worldwide, which could be characterized as an obesity "epidemic". The article presents the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity by age and gender in a representative national sample of the Russian population. In total, 13528 people (5760 men, 7768 women) were examined (response rate 87,8%). Overweight (IMT>25 kg/m2) increased with advanced age, from 11,0% and 15,5% among 20-year-old men and women to 53,6% and 77,0%, respectively, in those aged 60 years (p<0,0001). Obesity (BMI>25 kg/m2) prevalence in women of all ages was at least 2,5 times more prevalent than that in men (among the latter, it was no higher than 15%). Similarly, among males, abdominal obesity prevalence increased with age: from 1,5% in 20-year-olds to 20,9% in those aged 80 years and older. Regardless of age, abdominal obesity prevalence among women was substantially higher than that in men, being maximal (65,2%) among 60-year-old females.https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1635body mass indexoverweightobesityabdominal obesitywaist circumference
spellingShingle S. A. Shalnova
A. D. Deev
Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample data
Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
body mass index
overweight
obesity
abdominal obesity
waist circumference
title Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample data
title_full Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample data
title_fullStr Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample data
title_full_unstemmed Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample data
title_short Body mass in men and women: the Russian national representative sample data
title_sort body mass in men and women the russian national representative sample data
topic body mass index
overweight
obesity
abdominal obesity
waist circumference
url https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1635
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