ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2020
The prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity among adults in Kenya: evidence from a national cross-sectional community survey.
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Abstract
introductionthe study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with underweight and overweight or obesity in an adult population in Kenya.
methodsdata from a cross-sectional nationally representative community-based study in Kenya (N=4283, 18-69 years) conducted in 2015 was utilized. Assessments included anthropometric, interview, blood pressure and biochemistry mesures. Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the determinants of underweight and overweight or obesity relative to normal weight.
resultsin all, 11.9% of the study sample was underweight (BMI <18.5kg/m
conclusionmore than one in ten were underweight and almost three in ten were overweight or obese among adults in Kenya. Several risk factors, including sociodemographic, lifestyle and health status risk variables, were identified for underweight and overweight or obesity, which can assist in developing intervention strategies targeting both these conditions.
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