Journal of Women's Health Care
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Yaméogo Aimé Arsène

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• Research Article
  Obesity, Central Obesity, Overweight and Diabetes: Women are the Most Affected in Burkina Faso
  Author(s): Yaméogo Téné Marceline, Sombié Issiaka, Ag Ouéaogo S Macaire, Kyélem Carole Gilberte, Yaméogo Aimé Arsène, Rouamba Nadège, Lankoandé Djingri, Pr Ag Sawadogo Apollinaire and Prabo Y Joseph Yaméogo Téné Marceline, Sombié Issiaka, Ag Ouéaogo S Macaire, Kyélem Carole Gilberte, Yaméogo Aimé Arsène, Rouamba Nadège, Lankoandé Djingri, Pr Ag Sawadogo Apollinaire and Prabo Y Joseph
  
  Objective: To determine the importance of obesity and analyze the relationship between general obesity and central obesity in persons with diabetes monitored in Bobo-Dioulasso teaching hospital. Methods: We used a sample of 380 persons with diabetes recruited through a study on compliance with follow-up examinations. Overweight and obesity were researched using the Quételet index, or Body Mass Index [BMI], which is defined as the individual’s mass divided by the square of their height, as well as waist size. Univariate analysis and multivariate regression were used [p<0.05]. Results: We found that 22.6% were obese [n=86], 29.2% were overweight [n=111] and 65.3% had central obesity [n=240]. The majority of obese [98.8%] and overweight cases [87.4%] and also 40.0% of those with normal BMI [n=160] and 8.6% o.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000155

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