Research Article
Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Somalis in Norway and Somaliland: A Comparative Study
Table 2
Crude anthropometric characteristics, obesity prevalence (%), and central obesity prevalence (%) for Oslo and Hargeisa.
| | Men | Oslo () | Hargeisa () | value |
| | Weight (cm), mean (SD) | 79.9 (11.1) | 65.0 (13.2) | <0.001 | | Height (cm), mean (SD) | 175.5 (6.7) | 172.9 (7.5) | 0.005 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | Mean (SD) | 25.9 (3.3) | 22.1 (4.5) | <0.001 | | Prevalence of obesity (≥30 kg/m2), % | 9.2 | 5.5 | | | Waist circumference (cm) | | | | | Mean (SD) | 95.5 (10.5) | 81.9 (13.6) | <0.001 | | Central obesity (≥102 cm), % | 31.8 | 6.2 | | | Hip circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 104.5 (7.4) | 93.9 (11.2) | <0.001 | | Waist-hip ratio | | | | | Mean (SD) | 0.91 (0.07) | 0.87 (0.09) | <0.001 | | Central obesity (≥1.00), % | 12.7 | 6.9 | |
| | Women | Oslo () | Hargeisa () | |
| | Weight (cm), mean (SD) | 77.4 (16.3) | 70.7 (15.9) | <0.001 | | Height (cm), mean (SD) | 161.1 (6.7) | 161.0 (6.0) | 0.954 | | Body mass index (kg/m2), | | | | | Mean (SD) | 30.0 (6.8) | 27.2 (5.9) | <0.001 | | Prevalence of obesity (≥30 kg/m2), % | 44.1 | 31.3 | | | Waist circumference (cm) | | | | | Mean (SD) | 88.6 (15.3) | 87.1 (14.3) | 0.293 | | Central obesity (≥88 cm), % | 50.9 | 49.5 | | | Hip circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 110.0 (13.3) | 103.7 (12.6) | <0.001 | | Waist-hip ratio | | | | | Mean (SD) | 0.80 (0.09) | 0.84 (0.09) | <0.001 | | Central obesity (≥0.85), % | 28.6 | 44.2 | |
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