OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AS A RISK FACTOR FOR HEART AND CIRCULATORY DISEASES AMONG THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AS A RISK FACTOR FOR HEART AND CIRCULATORY DISEASES AMONG THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

Nozirov Dzh. H., Muminova M., Karimov D., Rahimov E.

OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AS A RISK FACTOR FOR HEART AND CIRCULATORY DISEASES AMONG THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

Department of Public Health, Economics, Management with a Course of Medical Statistics of State Education Establishment “Institute of Postgraduate Education in Health Sphere of Republic of Tajikistan” Department of Cardiology with the course of clinical pharmacology of State Education Establishment “Institute of Postgraduate Education in Health Sphere of Republic of Tajikistan”

Aim. To explore regional and gender-sensitive prevalence of overweight and obesity among the population of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Materials and methods. Implemented screening study of 16,500 people. Aged 15-59 years: 7193 (43,6%) — men, 9307 (56,4%) — women. Besides survey and questionnaire (questionnaire of Rose), conducted anthropometric measurements. Estima­tion of body mass index was carried out on Quetelet (WHO, 1995).

Conclusion. Revealed features in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the surveyed population polo-age aspect in individual regions and the whole country are the basis for the local health authorities in the planning of preventive measures aimed at modifying risk factors — excess weight and obesity.

Key words: cardiovascular disease, excessive body weight, obesity, screening

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