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Provide baseline reference data on the prevalence and distribution of overweight and obesity across urban adults using multiple anthropometric indicators.

September 13, 2006BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Anthropometry measures and prevalence of obesity in the urban adult population of Cameroon: an update from the Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey

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RKRaoul KamadjeuUnited Nations Children's Fund RERichard EdwardsFlinders University JAJoseph S AtangaUniversité de Yaoundé I

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Cross-sectional survey reveals high obesity rates and measurement-dependent prevalence in urban adults, highlighting the need for tailored diagnostic thresholds.

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Provide baseline reference data on the prevalence and distribution of overweight and obesity across urban adults using multiple anthropometric indicators.
Multicenter cross-sectional survey conducted across four urban districts in Cameroon (Yaoundé, Douala, Garoua, and Bamenda) using the WHO STEPwise approach.
Evaluated 10,011 participants (6,004 women and 4,007 men aged 15 years and older) from 4,189 households using standardized measurements of BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio.
By BMI criteria, over 25% of men and nearly 50% of women were overweight or obese, with obesity rates reaching 6.5% in men and 19.5% in women.
Obesity prevalence varied by anthropometric tool: BMI showed the highest rate in men (6.5%) versus WHR (3.2%), whereas WHR and waist circumference yielded the highest rates in women (28.0%) compared to BMI (19.5%).
Age-adjusted odds ratios of being overweight or obese trended upward with higher education levels in both sexes, with the highest burden observed in adults over 35 years of age.

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Kamadjeu et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ca438d48675e494239a26 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-228

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Cross-sectional survey reveals high obesity rates and measurement-dependent prevalence in urban adults, highlighting the need for tailored diagnostic thresholds.

Anthropometry measures and prevalence of obesity in the urban adult population of Cameroon: an update from the Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey

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Anthropometry measures and prevalence of obesity in the urban adult population of Cameroon: an update from the Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey

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