BMI among Timorese aged ≥40 years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15090367 |
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| Authors | Jacqueline Ramke (0000-0002-5764-1306, Fred Hollows Foundation, corresponding author), Garry Brian (0000-0002-1054-8104, Fred Hollows Foundation) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2118-2123 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980011003491 |
| PMID | 22233643 |
| OpenAlex | W2312259537 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Objective To determine the distribution and sociodemographic associations of BMI (kg/m 2 ) among adults aged ≥40 years living in Timor-Leste. Design BMI was calculated for participants of a population-based cross-sectional survey. Setting Urban and rural Timor-Leste. Subjects Adults aged ≥40 years living in Timor-Leste. Results Of those enumerated, 2014 participated (89·5 %). Male gender, rural domicile, older age, illiteracy and source of household income were associated with BMI 2 on multivariate analysis. Female gender, urban domicile and literacy were associated with BMI ≥25·0 and ≥30·0 kg/m 2 . Adjusting for gender, age and domicile, and extrapolating to those aged ≥40 years across Timor-Leste, 9·9 %, 36·0 %, 6·6 % and 0·8 % had BMI 2 , respectively. Conclusions At this time, being ‘underweight’ or ‘severely thin’ is more prevalent in the Timorese adult population than being ‘overweight’ or ‘obese’
Body mass index · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Functional illiteracy · Overweight · Population · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Timor leste · Underweight · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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