Abstract
Introduction: In
21st century obesity has rapidly increased and it has become one of
the greatest public health problems worldwide. The aim of this study was to
determine related factors with obesity in Tehranian households.
Materials and Methods:In this descriptive study, multivariate analysis was used to estimate the
odds of obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) as a function of age, sex, marital
status, educational level and smoking by using data from” Tehran Lipid and
Glucose Study (TLGS)” database. In this study 3,935 households participants who
were equal or more than 20 years old, were recruited from phase III (2006-2008)
of this study. Height of participants was measured to the nearest 5 mm without considering
their shoe heels. Weight and height were measured using digital electric scale and
meter tape. Data were analyzed
by SPSS/16 and SAS version 9.1.
Findings: The mean
BMI was 26.59 (kg/m2) in men and 27.96 (kg/m2) in women.
After adjustment for other variables, obesity odds ratios were 1.01 (P<0.001), 2.10
(P<0.001), and 1.54 (P<0.001) for age, women and married individuals,
respectively. There was an inverse significant association between education
and obesity. Obesity ORS were 0.83 (P<0.028) for high school and
0.50 (P<0.001) for university educational levels.
Conclusion:The
results of this study show that related factors in this research are similar to
other countries. Therefore, obesity with related factors should be considered
in health programming
