• Ann Agric Environ Med · Dec 2011

    Prevalence of obesity - baseline assessment in the prospective cohort 'PONS' study.

    • Katarzyna Zatońska, Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Bożena Regulska-Ilow, Rafał Ilow, Dorota Różańska, Andrzej Szuba, Jakub Einhorn, Lars Vatten, Mai Xiao-Mei, Imre Janszky, Piotr Paprzycki, Urszula Sulkowska, Małgorzata Goździewska, Marta Mańczuk, and Witold A Zatoński.
    • Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw, Poland. zatonska@msizp.am.wroc.pl
    • Ann Agric Environ Med. 2011 Dec 1;18(2):246-50.

    ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the population of Świętokrzyskie Province in Poland.MethodsBody mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC) in the Polish-Norwegian Study (PONS) was measured in 2,567 females and 1,287 males. Anthropometric measurements included fat mass, height, weight, waist and hip circumference. BMI and WHR were calculated.ResultsData showed that 52% of males and 42% of females were overweight (25.0 ≤ BMI<30.0 kg/m2), and the prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2) was 35% in both genders. The average BMI was higher in males (28.5 kg/m2) than in females (28.2 kg/m2). Analysis of WC showed that 36% of males and 45% of females had abdominal obesity, whereas measurements of WHR showed abdominal obesity in 64% of males and 79% of females. Generally, the prevalence of obesity was higher in the older age group (55-64 years) and in rural inhabitants. The prevalence of overweight increased with educational level, but the prevalence of obesity decreased with level of education in both males and females.ConclusionsAlmost 80% of the PONS population were either overweight or obese; therefore, the PONS population is at increased risk of developing obesity-related diseases.

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