Obesity and Chosen Non-Communicable Diseases in PURE Poland Cohort Study

Katarzyna Zatońska, Piotr Psikus, Alicja Basiak-Rasała, Zuzanna Stępnicka, Dagmara Gaweł-Dąbrowska, Maria Wołyniec, Julia Gibka, Andrzej Szuba and Katarzyna Połtyn-Zaradna
Additional contact information
Katarzyna Zatońska: Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland
Piotr Psikus: Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Alicja Basiak-Rasała: Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland
Zuzanna Stępnicka: Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland
Dagmara Gaweł-Dąbrowska: Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland
Maria Wołyniec: Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland
Julia Gibka: Department of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Andrzej Szuba: Department of Angiology, Hypertension and Diabetology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
Katarzyna Połtyn-Zaradna: Department of Social Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: Introduction: Obesity has been associated with a higher risk of morbidity, disability, and death. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of obesity and chosen non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the PURE Poland cohort study. Material and Methods: The study covers a group of 2035 people (1281 women and 754 men), who live in urban and rural areas of Lower Silesian voivodeship. The baseline study was conducted between 2007–2010. The data on demographic status and history of diseases were collected using questionnaires. The anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, blood lipids, and glucose level were measured. Results: Normal body weight was observed in 28.1% of participants, whereas overweight and obesity were observed in 40.1% and 31.1% of participants, respectively. Moreover, there was a significant difference in the body weight between genders. Prevalence of obesity was similar in men and women (31.0% and 31.1%, respectively). Obesity was more prevalent in rural vs. urban residents (38.5% and 26.0%, respectively). In a logistic regression analysis, the odds for obesity was two-fold higher in participants aged >64 years and rural inhabitants (OR 1.91; 95% CI 1.36–2.70; OR 1.79; 95% CI 1.48–2.16, respectively). Participants with obesity had 2.5-fold higher odds for diabetes and hypertension and two-fold higher odds for CHD in comparison with non-obese individuals (OR 2.74; 95% CI 2.01–3.73, OR 2.54; 95% CI 2.03–3.17, OR 1.88; 95% CI 1.26–2.80, respectively). Conclusions: Taken together, the prevalence of obesity was associated with particular socio-demographic factors (age, place of residence, and level of education) as well as diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease.

Keywords: PURE study; noncommunicable diseases; urban; rural; obesity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/5/2701/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/5/2701/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2701-:d:512525

Access Statistics for this article

IJERPH is currently edited by Ms. Jenna Liu

More articles in IJERPH from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().