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ArticleCommunications medicine2025

Long-term trends in obesity and overweight in women in Ghana from 2003-2023.

Laura Ann Gray, Joseph Prince Mensah, Magdalena Opazo Breton, Richmond Nii Okai Aryeetey, Isaac Boadu, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Afua Atuobi-Yeboah, Robert Akparibo

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Laura Ann GrayDivision of Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. laura.gray@sheffield.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-7710
Joseph Prince MensahDivision of Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7664-8458
Magdalena Opazo BretonSchool of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1226-7541
Richmond Nii Okai AryeeteyDepartment of Population Family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-592X
Isaac BoaduDepartment of Population Family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Emmanuel Anongeba AnabaDepartment of Population Family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Afua Atuobi-YeboahDepartment of Population Family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1456-1410
Robert AkpariboDivision of Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3751-2432

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Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF24SA0090440RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/S009868/1RCUK | MRC | Medical Research Foundation MR/T032472/2
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Abstract

backgroundIn Ghana, overweight and obesity prevalence among women (20-49 years) reached 50% in 2022, increasing from 40% in 2014. This study aims to understand what has driven previous trends in overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Ghana and to predict future trends that can help inform policy making and public health surveillance.

methodsWe used data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) containing information on women of reproductive age (aged 15 to 49 years). Data collected between 2003 and 2022 provided cohorts born between 1953 and 2007. Age-period-cohort (APC) analysis was used to disentangle the effects of age, time, and generation on trends in the odds of obesity and overweight.

resultsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity increases during the study period, especially with age, in all cohorts. In the APC analysis, the odds of obesity increase with age until age 42-43 years (odds ratio (OR): 9.37; 95% confidence interval (CI): 5.63-15.59, compared to 20-21 year olds) before levelling out. Accounting for age and birth cohort, the odds of overweight and obesity increase significantly over time between 2003 and 2015 (overweight OR: 1.76; 95% CI: 1.47-2.11, obesity OR: 2.27; 95% CI: 1.77-2.91), after which the effect levels out and appears to stabilise. There is no effect of birth cohort on the odds of overweight or obesity.

conclusionsAlthough high, the increasing odds of obesity and overweight in Ghana appears to be stabilising. However, the increasing odds of obesity with age, suggest that an ageing population could mean that the prevalence will increase into the future.

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