Prevalence of central obesity and its associated risk factors among adults in Southeast Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Yohannes Tekalegn EfaDamtew SolomonBiniyam Sahiledinigl Tesfaye Assefa Tadesse Wogene NegashAnwar TahirTadele RegassaAyele Mamo ArgawHabtamu GezahegnKebebe BekeleDemisu ZenbabaAlelign TasewFikreab Desta Daniel AtilawZegeye RegassaFikadu NugusuZinash Teferu EngidaDegefa Gomora TesfayeChala KeneWondu Shiferaw NigussieDereje ChalaAdisu Gemechu AbdiGirma BeressaDemelash WoldeyohannesHeather L RogersLillian Mwanri

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Abdominal obesity has become an epidemic in Bale Zone's towns in Southeastern Ethiopia. Female sex, age, being employed were positively associated with central obesity, while skipping breakfast was a protective factor.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
risk factors
skeletal muscle
body mass index