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Dietary diversity and physical activity as risk factors of abdominal obesity among adults in Dilla town, Ethiopia.

Tinsae Shemelise TesfayeTadesse Mekonen ZelekeWagaye AlemuDirshaye ArgawTadesse Kebebe Bedane
Published in: PloS one (2020)
The prevalence of abdominal obesity among adults in Dilla town is considerably high, and became an emerging nutrition related problem. Being in the middle and high wealth rank, physical inactivity, consuming less diversified diet, and being female were the risk factors of abdominal obesity.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • high fat diet induced
  • weight gain
  • south africa
  • body mass index
  • mental health
  • depressive symptoms