Key result
Female gender is linked to ~163% higher odds of central obesity in South Asians.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of central obesity in South Asian adults and examine gender differences across cardiometabolic determinants.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,178)
No
Effect estimate: AOR 2.63 (95% CI 2.01-3.45)
Absolute Event Rate: 48.3% vs 33%
In urban South Asian adults, central obesity is highly prevalent, particularly among females, highlighting the need for gender-sensitive cardiometabolic risk interventions.
Supports gender consideration in South Asian central obesity assessment; leaves open intervention effects and causality.
This study estimates the prevalence of central obesity in South Asian adults and examines gender differences in central obesity across cardiometabolic determinants. An urban community-based survey was conducted using multi-stage random sampling. Asia-Pacific criterion for waist circumference (WC) was used to measure central obesity. Amongst 1178 participants, females had a higher age-adjusted central obesity (48%), and more than two-fold increased odds of central obesity. Increased prevalence of central obesity and female preponderance are indicative for a gender-sensitive population-level intervention to tackle cardiometabolic risk. WC may be an effective population-level measurement tool for cardiometabolic risk assessment in South Asian adults.
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Prasad et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Central obesity (n=1,178). Female gender vs. Male gender was evaluated on Central obesity (AOR 2.63, 95% CI 2.01-3.45). Female gender was associated with a higher prevalence of central obesity (48.3% vs 33.0%) and a 2.63-fold increased adjusted odds of central obesity compared to males in a South Asian cohort.
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