Trends GEE presentation

Rising trends of obesity and abdominal obesity in 10 years of follow-up among Tehranian adults
 using the GEE method: TLGS                     

Sorena Keihani, Farhad Hosseinpanah, Maryam Barzin, Sara Serahati

&

 Fereidoun Azizi

Obesity Research Center

Research Institute for Endocrine sciences

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

4^th  National Congress of Obesity (Prevention & Treatment)

December 4-6 , 2012

TEHRAN, IRAN

• Trends of obesity worldwide
  • • Mean global BMI     0.4-0.5 kg/m² per decade *
• EMR & Middle East
  • • Alarming obesity rates, High NCD incidence and death**

* Finucane et al. 2011 , Lancet (PMID:21295846)

** Musaiger . 2011 . J Obes (PMID:3175401)

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• Obesity Epidemic : Leveling off or Still growing ?
  • • Worldwide¹ : obesity doubled since 1980
    • Europe²: 1990- predictions to 2015
    • England³ : 1993-2008
    • USA⁴: 1999-2010
    • China⁵ : 1993-2009
    • Iran⁶: 1999-2007 (13.6% to 22.3%)

1.WHO. Fact sheet N311, Obesity & Overweight, march 2013

2. Von Rueten et al. 2011. PLos One,  PMID:22102897

3. Howel et al. 2012. Obesity(silver spring)  PMID:21593808

4. Flegal et al. 2012. JAMA,  PMID:22253363

5. Xi et al. 2012. Obes Rev,  PMID:22034908

6. Esteghamati et al. 2007. Metab Syndr Relat Disord.  PMID:20085488

Picture from: “obesity_epidemic_graphic(1)”. Digital Image. Gnc live well. Nov 25 2013. Web. www.gnclivewell.com.au