TITLE:
Obesity Prevalence in Yesonbulag, Govi-Altai, Mongolia
AUTHORS:
Oyuntsetseg Demed, Oyunchimeg Nyamsambuu, Zandarmaa Huvtsagaan, Boldtsetseg Jagdag, Baasanjargal Namsrai, Mandalsaikhan Chimed, Sarantuya Jadamba, Munkhjargal Ochirpurev
KEYWORDS:
Children, Adults, Obesity, Overweight, Factors, Physical Activity, Test
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.13 No.8,
August
30,
2023
ABSTRACT: Background: More than half (54.4 percent) of adults, one in
every six children under five years old (16.7 percent), and one in every eight
adolescents (12.5 percent) are overweight or obese in Mongolia. Methods: The study was conducted during 2015-2018 including
500 children from kindergarten №5, 350 school children aged 6 - 18 years
old, 320 civil servants aged 22 - 60, 250
people in private sectors in Yesonbulag, Govi-Altai province, Mongolia.
Community based Cross sectional study was undertaken. Questionnaire was used to
interview the study participants and anthropometry measurements were performed.
Body mass index was calculated by Kettle index (BMI = weight (kg)/height (m2))
and SPSS-17 was utilized for statistical analysis of the data. Fasting
blood was tested for parameters including glucose, high density lipoprotein,
triglycerides, cholesterol in the blood test of 170 people using analyzer
(SPOTCHEMTM EZ model SP-4430, Japan). Result: 32% of the preschool children were at risk of becoming overweight, 10%
were overweight, 8% were obese, 40% of school age children were overweight, 6% of
them were obese and the obesity and overweight prevalence among adolescents
were statistically significant (р 38% of the civil servants were overweight and 30.5% were obese. The blood
test for self-employed people revealed that 33.3% of them were at high risk of
high cholesterol level and triglyceride, high density lipoprotein and glucose
parameters were normal. 38.2% of the civil servants were at high risk of high
cholesterol level. Conclusion: Preschool children are at risk of becoming
overweight because of watching cartoons for long hours, use a lot of sweet
cookies and drinks. 40% of school age children were overweight, 6% of them were
obese and 23.3% of which were adolescents. The study participants often use
sweet, carbonated beverages, fast food and don’t do any active physical
activity and sports. 38% of civil servants were overweight, 30.5% were obese,
34.8% of the self-employed were overweight, 56.8% were
obese and they don’t do any active exercises and sports anymore because of not
enough space. The parameters in the blood test of the self-employed people, the
cholesterol level was at risk of getting higher, decreased high density
lipoprotein and triglyceride and glucose were normal. 38.2%
of civil servants had high level of cholesterol in the blood parameters and
total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein level tend to increase between
30 - 54 years old.