Body composition and nutritional status among adults in northern Serbia
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Introduction: Overweight and obesity are a well-known public
health problem associated with chronical diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Body composition and nutritional status monitoring are very important for planning preventive measures
towards health promotion.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional status and body composition among a sample of adults in Vojvodina, a
northern region in Serbia.
Method / Design: 287 female and 105 male adults, aged between
18 to 65 years participated in the study. Nutritional status was defined
using body mass index (BMI), according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Body composition was measured by InBody 720
body analyzer device, using the bioelectrical impedance method.
Results: A prevalence of overweight of 31,6% and of obesity by
58,6% were found. Additionally, 16,9% of subjects met criteria for class
2 obesity and 9,4% met criteria for extreme obesity. Women showed
higher per...centage of overweight (33,4%) than men (26,7%) but levels
of obesity were higher in men (69,5%) than in women (54,7%). Mean
of % body fat within BMI groups: in normal BMI (22,57%), overweight
(32,74%) and obese (43,86%). The average values of the fitness score
and % skeletal muscle mass decrease with increasing age.
Conclusions: High prevalence of overweight and obesity requires
public health action. Healthy lifestyle, balanced diet with low caloric
intake and increased physical activity must be promoted within prevention strategy and control of obesity in adults in northern Serbia.
Keywords:
overweight / obesity / body composition / body fat percentageSource:
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2015, 67, suppl 1, 452-452Publisher:
- Karger, Basel
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- 12th European Nutrition Conference (FENS), Berlin, Germany, October 20-23, 2015
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PharmacyTY - CONF AU - Dzigurski, Anka AU - Vidović, Bojana AU - Dilber, Sanda AU - Đorđević, Brižita PY - 2015 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2353 AB - Introduction: Overweight and obesity are a well-known public health problem associated with chronical diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Body composition and nutritional status monitoring are very important for planning preventive measures towards health promotion. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional status and body composition among a sample of adults in Vojvodina, a northern region in Serbia. Method / Design: 287 female and 105 male adults, aged between 18 to 65 years participated in the study. Nutritional status was defined using body mass index (BMI), according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Body composition was measured by InBody 720 body analyzer device, using the bioelectrical impedance method. Results: A prevalence of overweight of 31,6% and of obesity by 58,6% were found. Additionally, 16,9% of subjects met criteria for class 2 obesity and 9,4% met criteria for extreme obesity. Women showed higher percentage of overweight (33,4%) than men (26,7%) but levels of obesity were higher in men (69,5%) than in women (54,7%). Mean of % body fat within BMI groups: in normal BMI (22,57%), overweight (32,74%) and obese (43,86%). The average values of the fitness score and % skeletal muscle mass decrease with increasing age. Conclusions: High prevalence of overweight and obesity requires public health action. Healthy lifestyle, balanced diet with low caloric intake and increased physical activity must be promoted within prevention strategy and control of obesity in adults in northern Serbia. PB - Karger, Basel C3 - Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism T1 - Body composition and nutritional status among adults in northern Serbia VL - 67 IS - suppl 1 SP - 452 EP - 452 DO - 10.1159/000440895 ER -
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Dzigurski, A., Vidović, B., Dilber, S.,& Đorđević, B.. (2015). Body composition and nutritional status among adults in northern Serbia. in Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism Karger, Basel., 67(suppl 1), 452-452. https://doi.org/10.1159/000440895
Dzigurski A, Vidović B, Dilber S, Đorđević B. Body composition and nutritional status among adults in northern Serbia. in Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2015;67(suppl 1):452-452. doi:10.1159/000440895 .
Dzigurski, Anka, Vidović, Bojana, Dilber, Sanda, Đorđević, Brižita, "Body composition and nutritional status among adults in northern Serbia" in Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 67, no. suppl 1 (2015):452-452, https://doi.org/10.1159/000440895 . .