TITLE:
Epidemiological Profile of Obesity among Adults Aged 21 to 65 Years Living in Yopougon, Cocody and Abobo (District of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)
AUTHORS:
Ahoussi Attouo Josiane Koffi, Koffi Bruno Koko, Adjoumani Placide Ehoué, Brou André Konan
KEYWORDS:
Epidemiological Profile, Obesity, Adult, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases,
Vol.13 No.11,
November
29,
2023
ABSTRACT: Objective: The study aims to establish the
epidemiological profile of obesity in Abidjan. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study carried out in Côte d’Ivoire
with 349 volunteers aged 21 to 65 years old and living in 330 households
located in Yopougon, Cocody and Abobo, three Municipalities in the city of
Abidjan. Results: Out of 349
participants, 90 or 25.8% were declared obese according to BMI. Based on IMG,
62.8% of people had abnormally high body fat. Abdominal obesity was more common
in Yopougon and Cocody than in Abobo. Relative to BMI, 36.1% of women were
obese compared to 12.9% of men. The same observation was made with regard to
the umbilical perimeter. Indeed, abdominal obesity was more observed in women
with a rate of 52.6% compared to 11.6% in men. 35.6% of obese people have no
level of education. According to the respondents, a very high proportion of
weight gain occurred after the age of 10. It was between 10 and 21 years old in
Yopougon and Cocody and between 18 and 21 years old in Abobo. More than 70% of
obese people living in Yopougon, Cocody and Abobo would not consider obesity as
a disease while 40.7% have said they were very little informed about obesity. Conclusion: Two major points have
emerged from the examination of the data collected: 1) The prevalence of
overweight and obesity remains very high in the three Communes of Abidjan. 2)
The occurrence of obesity would be influenced by the sociodemographic
characteristics of the populations. Also, updating these sociodemographic
characteristics is essential to better adapt national strategies for obesity
and overweight combating.