Behavioral and Sociodemographic Determinants of Hypertension and Its Burden among Bank Employees in Metropolitan Cities of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Background. Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide. Bank workers are at higher risk of hypertension because of their work sedentary characteristics. However, little is known about the prevalence and determinants of hypertension among this group of population. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among bank employees in metropolitan cities in Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. Method. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 368 bank employees. A simple random sampling technique was used to select participants. A pretested self-administered questionnaire and biophysical measurements were employed to collect the data. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were done to summarize the data and identify factors associated with hypertension, respectively. Result. The overall prevalence of hypertension among bank employees was 52.4% (95% CI: 47.2, 57.7). Increased age (AOR = 1.1, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.11), male sex (AOR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.2, 5.1), overweight (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.5, 5.2), obesity (AOR = 5.6, 95% CI: 2.0, 11.3), moderate/high physical activity (AOR = 0.36, 95% CI: 0.2, 0.62), daily fruit intake (AOR = 0.1, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.3), stressful life event experience (AOR = 1.8, 95% CI: 1.01, 3.4), family history of hypertension (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.5, 5.4), and poor knowledge of CVDs (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.2, 4.8) were significantly associated with hypertension. Conclusion. The prevalence of hypertension among bank workers was very high. Increased age, male sex, overweight and obesity, daily fruit intake, moderate/high physical activity, the experience of stressful events, familial history of hypertension, and poor CVDs knowledge were associated with hypertension. Thus, raising awareness about cardiovascular disorders and behavior change interventions that enhance bank workers’ engagement in physical exercise, screening behavior, and a healthy diet is urgently required for this group of population.

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Hubungan Obesitas dengan Usia, Jenis Kelamin, Genetik, Asupan Makanan dan Kebiasaan di Dusun Bangkan

Indonesian Journal of Health ◽

10.33368/inajoh.v2i1.38 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 55-67

Author(s):

Eka Risdayani ◽

Armanto Makmun

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Family History ◽

Fast Food ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Sugary Drinks ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Obesity ◽

The Relationship

Background: Obesity is a condition of excess fat accumulation in the body's adipose tissue which can be influenced by physical activity, food intake, genetic factors, sleep habits, age and gender. The incidence rate in Indonesia tends to increase as seen from the Riskesdas 2007, 2013 and 2018 data, namely 10.5%, 14.8%, and 21.8%. Objective: To determine the relationship between obesity and age, gender, level of physical activity, eating habits, genetics and sleep duration. Methods: This research is a quantitative study with a cross sectional approach. Data collection was carried out through a questionnaire. The research sample is a sample with overweight and obesity obtained a sample of 80 samples. The data analysis was conducted, namely univariate and bivariate analysis using the chi-square test. Results: 36.3% of respondents are overweight and 63.8% obese. Most of the respondents were> 18 years old. The results showed that obesity was significantly associated with age (p = 0.016), gender (p = 0.010), physical activity (p = 0.025), frequency of eating (p = 0.015), frequency of heavy eating (p = 0.040), drinking- sugary drinks (0.025), fast food (p = 0.025) daily portions of food (p = 0.025) and a family history of obesity (p = 0.007). Conversely, consumption of snacks (p = 0.731), consumption of fibrous foods (p = 0.089), the relationship between breakfast (p = 0.776), the relationship between sleep time (p = 0.243). Conclusion: Age, gender, physical activity, frequency of eating, frequency of heavy eating, drinking sugary drinks, consumption of fast food, daily food portions and a family history of obesity have a significant relationship which can be a contributing factor to obesity

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Study of overweight and obesity and its risk factors among adults in an adopted urban slum area of Government Medical College, Miraj

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171795 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 1744 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sachin K. Sharma ◽

Tejaswini V. Sangrulkar ◽

Tanuja R. Brahmankar ◽

Vishwanath G.R.

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Family History ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Slum Area ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Global Epidemic ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Obesity

Background: Obesity and overweight are creating a global epidemic. In 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults were overweight worldwide. Rapidly changing diets & lifestyles are fueling the global epidemic. Once being considered as a problem related to affluence, obesity is now growing fast in many developing countries. The burden of slum population & magnitude of their health problems are on the rise. Thus, the present study was planned to determine the prevalence of overweight & obesity and its risk factors in the urban slum area. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among adults aged 20 – 60 years. Persons willing to participate and who were residing more than 6 months in the study area were included. The sample of 320 was calculated with absolute error of 5%. Duration of study was from Feb 2014 to Dec 2014. Pretested Predesigned Proforma was constructed and Systematic random sampling method was used for data collection. Results: In this study, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 9.7% and 16.6% respectively. The study shows significant association between age, gender, occupation, family history of obesity, intake of calories and physical activity with overweight/obesity. Conclusions: The prevalence of obesity was more in females. Obesity can occur at any age and generally increases with age. The prevalence was more in adults who had family history of obesity. Low levels of physical activity are associated with higher prevalence. Thus, participation in household activities and regular physical exercise could help in lowering the prevalence.

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Chi Square Test Correlation of Physical Activity of Obese Children of Three Libyan Cities

Studia sportiva ◽

10.5817/sts2018-1-2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 14-23

Author(s):

Fawzi Elabani

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Pediatric Hospital ◽

Obese Children ◽

Chi Square ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

History Of ◽

Test Correlation

Background-The highest prevalence of childhood obesity have been observed in developed countries, however its prevalence is increasing in developing countries as well.Objectives-To evaluate demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 1361 children and adolescents of three Libyan cities Tripoli, Zawia, and Geryan (Tripoli- girls; n =369, boys; n = 290, Zawia- girls; n =250, boys; n = 89, and Geryan- girls; n =230, boys; n = 133) aged 3-19 years. Methods-The study was carried out at Central Tripoli Pediatric Hospital during a year 2016/17.The researcher took the anthropometric measurements inside the nurse's room of the out-patient department (OPD), and gave a questionnaire to children to be answered by one of the child's parents. The questionnaire included questions related to the socioeconomic status, life style (physical activity and eating habits) and family history of overweight and obesity.In this paper a Chi square test of independence is used to measures whether there is a relationship between gender and physical activity.The results shows that there is a significant relationship between the physical activity and the gender for all three cities.

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Nutrient Intake, Physical Activity and Nutritional Status Among Second Cycle Students in Tamale, Ghana

Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences ◽

10.4314/jmbs.v6i2.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 25-37

Author(s):

P. P. M. Dapare ◽

Y. Adams ◽

E. K. Djabuni ◽

I. Osei ◽

S. O. Shittu

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Nutrient Intake ◽

Boarding School ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Day School ◽

High Physical Activity ◽

Reduced Physical Activity ◽

The Mean ◽

The Impact

The issues of nutrition and dietary habits are timely because nutrition plays an important role among the external factors that may impact the health of an individual. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of nutrient intake and physical activity on nutritional status of second cycle students within the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from February, 2015 to April, 2015 where a total of 200 students, comprising both male (49.5%) and female (50.5%) students were conveniently selected from two schools; a day school (44%) and a boarding school (56%). A questionnaire containing closed ended and open ended questions were developed to cover socio-demographic characteristics, anthropometric measures, physical activity and nutrients intake. The mean age of the participants was 17.78±1.7 years. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in this study were 6% (BMI), 28% (WHR) and 1% (BMI), 10% (WHR) respectively. The prevalence of underweight and high physical activity was higher in males (p=0.0017 and p=0.0027 respectively) whiles the prevalence of overweight, obesity and low physical activity were higher in females (p=<0.0001, p=0.0023 and p=<0.0001 respectively). The mean total daily energy intake of the study population was 4177±7569 Kcal/day. Males significantly consumed more calories (p=0.0189), carbohydrates (p=0.0401), proteins (p=0.0282) and iron (p=0.035) than females. Prevalence of overweight and high physical activity were higher in day students (p=<0.0001 and p=0.0014 respectively) whiles prevalence of overweight and low physical activity were found in boarding students (p=0.0257 and p=<0.0001). This study brings to bare the increasing prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in adolescents, hence the dual burden of under nutrition and over nutrition. It brings to light the higher prevalence of overweight and obesity among female adolescents as a consequence of reduced physical activity. The study also reveals the nutritional deficiencies coupled with reduced physical activity in boarding school students as well as the unhealthy eating habits of day school students.Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences (2017) 6(2), 25- 37

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Risk to Develop Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus according to FINDRISC tool in Guatemalan Physicians aged 40-60 years

International Journal of Medical Students ◽

10.5195/ijms.2017.178 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 20-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Estuardo Daniel Castro ◽

Gamaliél Alejandro Velásquez, ◽

Edgar Lineker Santos ◽

Gustavo Adolfo Oliva ◽

Clara Elizabeth Chang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Abdominal Circumference ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Family History Of Diabetes ◽

History Of

Background: In Latin America 22.4 million people has abnormal tolerance to insulin, these ones could turn into diabetics if they do not change their lifestyles. Added to this, there are 15 million who present Diabetes Mellitus and this amount will increase to 20 million in 10 years. This epidemic behavior is caused by many factors in which stand out lifestyles, the population aging, and lack of prevention programs. Since 1994, physicians in Guatemala have demonstrated to have inadequate lifestyles in different researches, standing out sedentarism, overweight and obesity, and hypercaloric diets. Objective: To evaluate the risk of developing type 2 Diabetes Mellitus using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) in Guatemalan doctors of three medical institutions in the months of June and July 2016. Methods: Cross-sectional study, where 176 doctors were interviewed using the FINDRISC. Participant’s body mass index and abdominal circumference were measured. Results: Mean age was 50 years, 63% (110) male; 55% (96) were sedentary, more than three quarters consumed fruits and vegetables daily, 22% (38) were hypertensive, 10% (17) had a history of impaired glucose and 61% family history of diabetes (108); 47% (82) were overweight and 31% (54) had some degree of obesity. Central obesity was present in 63% (111). There was a statistically significant relationship between age and risk of type 2 diabetes (OR: 3.4 p: 0.001) as well as a relationship between physical activity and abdominal circumference (OR: 2.84, p: 0.001). Out of the total population, 80% (141) of doctors were in some degree of risk, from these, 53% with slightly elevated, 29% moderate, 16% with high and 2% very high risk. Conclusions: Eight out of ten doctors studied were at risk of developing type 2 diabetes over a period of ten years. There is a relationship between: age and risk of disease, as well as between physical activity and abdominal circumference.

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The Associations between Dietary Patterns and Sedentary Behaviors in Polish Adults (LifeStyle Study)

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu10081004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 1004 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Marzena Jezewska-Zychowicz ◽

Jerzy Gębski ◽

Dominika Guzek ◽

Monika Świątkowska ◽

Dagmara Stangierska ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Meat Products ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Activity Level ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

High Physical Activity ◽

Education Association ◽

Watching Tv

Sedentary behavior, a low physical activity level, and unhealthy dietary patterns are risk factors for major chronic diseases, including obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of dietary patterns (DPs) with sedentary behaviors (SB) and self-reported physical activity (PA). The data was collected in November 2016 through a cross-sectional quantitative survey amongst 1007 Polish adults. Principal components analysis (PCA) was conducted to derive DPs. Logistic regression analysis was used to verify associations between PA and SD (independent variables), and DPs (dependent variables). Five DPs (‘Fast foods & sweets’—FF&S; ‘Meat & meat products’—M&MP; ‘Fruit & vegetable’—F&V; ‘Wholemeal food’—WF; ‘Fruit & vegetable juices’—F&VJ) were identified. Representing M&MP independently increased the chance of watching TV at least once a day (by 73%). There was no such relationship between the FF&S and sedentary behaviors. Being in the upper tertiles of pro-health DPs increased the chance of reading books (by 177%—F&V, 149%—WF, 54%—F&VJ) and watching TV (by 71%—F&V). On the other hand, belonging to the upper tertile of WF reduced the chance of using the computer for more than 4 h a day. Belonging to the upper tertile of healthy DPs (WF and F&VJ) increased the chances of moderate or high physical activity, both at work/school and during leisure time. Within F&V, there was a lower chance of moderate or high physical activity at work/school. Being in the upper tertile of unhealthy DPs (FF&S and M&MP) did not show any significant association with physical activity. The study indicated the associations between both healthy and unhealthy DPs and some sedentary behaviors. Association between F&V and watching TV and reading books/newspapers should be recognized as potentially efficient in education. Association between M&MP and watching television can be indicative of the mutual overlap of a negative lifestyle resulting in the development of overweight and obesity, especially since the extent of occurrence of sedentary behaviors is high.

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