ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN FROM 40 TO 65 YEARS OLD IN HANOI
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Abstract
Aims: To describe anthropometric characteristics and nutritional status in women aged 40-65 years old in Hanoi.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 673 women aged 40-65 living in communes of Duong Noi, Phu La, Chuc Son, Phu Nghia, Ha Dong and Chuong My districts, to describe overweight and obesity through anthropometric indices and nutritional status such as BMI, abdominal obesity, central obesity.
Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among women aged 40-65 years old at the study site was 36,41%. The average BMI of the study subjects was 24,1 ± 3 kg/m2. The percentage of subjects with abdominal obesity accounted for 78%, central obesity accounted for 98,1%; In which, the BMI < 23 (kg/m2) group has 55,9% and the BMI ≥ 23 (kg/m2) group has 92,8% of the study subjects with abdominal obesity.
Conclusion: Prevalence of overweight-obesity of women aged 40-65 years old at the study site is similar across age groups and living areas, high rates of abdominal and central obesity.
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Keywords
Overweight, obesity, abdominal obesity, women aged 40-64 years, Hanoi
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