Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in urban Hanoi, Vietnam
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2009
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Walls, Helen
Peeters, Anna
Son, Pham Thai
Quang, Nguyen Ngoc
Hoai, Nguyen Thi Thu
Loi, Do Doan
Viet, Nguyen Lan
Khai, Pham Gia
Reid, Christopher M
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Blackwell Science Asia
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This study aims to assess the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among adults in urban Hanoi, Vietnam; and compare these results to previous estimates among adults in urban Ho Chi Minh City. Survey participants were residents in urban Hanoi, Vietnam and aged between 25-74 years. Data from a cross-sectional biomedical survey conducted in 2004 were collected; which included a questionnaire, physical examination and blood tests. The age-standardised prevalence of overweight and obesity in 2004, using Asian-specific body mass index cut-offs, were 28.6% and 2.1%, respectively. The prevalence of overweight/obesity (combined) was similar in males (29.7%) and females (31.5%), and generally increased with age. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was considerably lower if the standard cut-off values of the World Health Organization were used. The age-standardised prevalence of underweight was 13.3%; and that of 'increased risk'/'substantially increased risk' waist circumference (combined) was 27.9% in males and 25.7% in females, respectively. Almost one in three adults in urban Hanoi were overweight or obese in 2004 and more than one in ten were underweight (based on Asian-specific cut-off values). This prevalence of overweight/obesity is similar to that for adults in urban Ho Chi Minh City, but the prevalence of underweight is lower. While low body weight remains a concern, overweight and obesity are an increasing problem for urban Vietnamese adults.
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Keywords: adult; aged; article; body mass; body weight; female; health survey; human; male; middle aged; obesity; questionnaire; urban population; Viet Nam; waist circumference; world health organization; Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Female; Health Surveys; Humans BMI; Obesity; Overweight; Underweight; Vietnam
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Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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