The Burden of Obesity in Egypt

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ID22073378
AuthorsMohamed Aboulghate (Cairo University), Aliaa Elaghoury, Aliaa Aly El-Aghoury (Alexandria University), Ibrahim Elebrashy (Cairo University), Nabil Elkafrawy (0000-0002-7579-7515, Menoufia University), Galal Elshishiney (0000-0002-3132-2876, Ministry of Health and Population), Ehab Abul-Magd, Engy Bassiouny, Dalia Toaima, Dalia N Toaima (0000-0002-0033-4217), Baher Elezbawy (0000-0003-1335-9285), Ahmad Nader Fasseeh (0000-0001-9878-7734, Eötvös Loránd University), Ahmad Fasseeh, Sherif Abaza (0000-0002-7049-0637), Zoltán Vokó (0000-0002-1004-1848, Semmelweis University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume9
Pages718978-718978
Publication date2021-08-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2021.718978
PMID34513789
OpenAlexW3196448699
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited26

Objective: Estimating the burden of obesity to society is an essential step in setting priorities and raising awareness. We aimed to assess the clinical, humanistic and economic burden of obesity for adults in Egypt. Methods: We used the population attributable fraction concept to estimate the burden. A non-systematic review was conducted to estimate the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities in addition to the obesity attributable fraction. Patient numbers, direct healthcare costs, disability adjusted life years (DALYs) and attributable mortality were estimated. Results: Obesity is a major contributor to the development of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea and fatty liver, in addition to several serious diseases. The estimated annual deaths due to obesity was about 115 thousand (19.08% of the total estimated deaths in 2020). DALYs attributable to obesity may have reached 4 million in 2020.The economic burden imposed by obesity is around 62 Billion Egyptian pounds annually. This value is the cost of treating diseases attributable to obesity in adults. Conclusions: Diseases attributable to obesity create a huge economic, humanistic, and clinical burden in Egypt. Reducing obesity could help dramatically decrease the catastrophic health effect of these diseases which in turn decreases mortality and DALYs lost

Attributable risk · Environmental health · Obesity · Population · Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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