Background Central obesity (CO) confers a significant threat on the cardio-metabolic health
of individuals, independently of overall obesity. Disparities in the measures of fat distribution …

Objectives: This study was generally aimed at determining the prevalence and pattern of
obesity using body mass index (BMI) criterion and specifically screening for its common …

Through a home-based survey, all people aged 18 years and over [‎ n= 1800]‎ in the
catchment areas of 12 primary health care centres in 4 Egyptian governorates were …

Background: Obesity once thought the medical problem of affluent countries now exist in
Nigeria and has been described as a time bomb for the future explosion in the frequency of …

Background and Purpose: Few data on obesity exist on Sub-Sahara population in Africa.
This study investigated the prevalence of obesity and Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile and …

Background: In many developing countries obesity and obesity-related morbidity are now
becoming a problem of increasing importance. Obesity is associated with a number of …

Background Obesity is on the rise worldwide, not sparing developing countries. Both
demographic and socio-economic factors play parts in obesity causation. Few surveys have …

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in most developed countries and in
urban areas of many less developed countries has been increasing markedly over the past …

Background and objective Abdominal obesity is associated with the risk of developing
disorders, such as diabetes and hypertension. The objective of this study was to investigate …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and socio-demographic
determinants of obesity among adults in an urban Nigerian population. Subjects and …