Quantifying the Impact of Obesity Category on Major Chronic Diseases in Canada
Adverse health effects differ with various levels of obesity, but limited national data existed previously for the Canadian population. We examined the associations of sociodemographic and behavioral factors with obesity levels in Canada, and measured the impact of each level on major chronic diseas...
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| description | Adverse health effects differ with various levels of obesity, but limited national data existed previously for the Canadian population. We examined the associations of sociodemographic and behavioral factors with obesity levels in Canada, and measured the impact of each level on major chronic diseases. Data were extracted from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. We grouped overweight/obese participants aged 18 years and over into four levels based on body mass index (BMI, kg/m2): overweight (25.0– 29.9), class I obesity (30.0–34.9), class II obesity (35–39.9), and class III obesity (extreme/clinical obesity, BMI ≥ 40.0). We used logistic regression models to identify potential risk factors for the obesity levels and to estimate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for major chronic diseases related to each level. We calculated population attributable risks (PARs) to help understand the impact of obesity levels on these chronic diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-128ce639992a444d9aa0286cb1bda6972025-02-03T01:28:46ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2007-01-0171211122110.1100/tsw.2007.216Quantifying the Impact of Obesity Category on Major Chronic Diseases in CanadaYing Jiang0Yue Chen1Douglas Manuel2Howard Morrison3Yang Mao4Obesity Working Group5Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 120 Colonnade Road, Locator 6702A, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K9, CanadaDepartment of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8M5, CanadaInstitute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, CanadaCentre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 120 Colonnade Road, Locator 6702A, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K9, CanadaCentre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 120 Colonnade Road, Locator 6702A, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K9, CanadaCentre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 120 Colonnade Road, Locator 6702A, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K9, CanadaAdverse health effects differ with various levels of obesity, but limited national data existed previously for the Canadian population. We examined the associations of sociodemographic and behavioral factors with obesity levels in Canada, and measured the impact of each level on major chronic diseases. Data were extracted from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. We grouped overweight/obese participants aged 18 years and over into four levels based on body mass index (BMI, kg/m2): overweight (25.0– 29.9), class I obesity (30.0–34.9), class II obesity (35–39.9), and class III obesity (extreme/clinical obesity, BMI ≥ 40.0). We used logistic regression models to identify potential risk factors for the obesity levels and to estimate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for major chronic diseases related to each level. We calculated population attributable risks (PARs) to help understand the impact of obesity levels on these chronic diseases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.216 |
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| title_short | Quantifying the Impact of Obesity Category on Major Chronic Diseases in Canada |
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