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Burden of Obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study Publisher Pubmed



Mokdad AH1 ; El Bcheraoui C2 ; Afshin A1 ; Charara R3 ; Khalil I1 ; Moradilakeh M4 ; Kassebaum NJ1, 5 ; Collison M1 ; Daoud F1 ; Krohn KJ1 ; Chew A1 ; Biryukov SH1 ; Cornaby L1 ; Foreman KJ1, 6 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Mokdad AH1
  2. El Bcheraoui C2
  3. Afshin A1
  4. Charara R3
  5. Khalil I1
  6. Moradilakeh M4
  7. Kassebaum NJ1, 5
  8. Collison M1
  9. Daoud F1
  10. Krohn KJ1
  11. Chew A1
  12. Biryukov SH1
  13. Cornaby L1
  14. Foreman KJ1, 6
  15. Kutz M1
  16. Liu P1
  17. Reitsma M1
  18. Sur P1
  19. Wang H1
  20. Zipkin B1
  21. Arnlov J7, 8
  22. Abbafati C9
  23. Abdulle AM10
  24. Aburmeileh NME11
  25. Ahmed MB12
  26. Alaly Z13
  27. Alam K14, 15, 16
  28. Alizadehnavaei R17
  29. Alkerwi A18
  30. Altirkawi KA19
  31. Alvisguzman N20
  32. Baune BT21
  33. Bedi N22
  34. Bennett DA23
  35. Beyene AS24
  36. Bhutta ZA25, 26
  37. Birhanu MM27, 28
  38. Danawi H29
  39. Fereshtehnejad SM30
  40. Fischer F31
  41. Gebrehiwot TT32
  42. Gill PS33, 34
  43. Gona PN35
  44. Gupta V36
  45. Habtewold TD37, 38
  46. Hamadeh RR39
  47. Hamidi S40
  48. Hareri HA41
  49. Horino M42
  50. Hsairi M43
  51. Javanbakht M44
  52. John D45
  53. Jonas JB46
  54. Joshua V47
  55. Kasaeian A48, 49
  56. Ketema EB28
  57. Khader YS50
  58. Khan EA51
  59. Khubchandani J52
  60. Kim D53
  61. Kim YJ54
  62. Kinfu Y55
  63. Kokubo Y56
  64. Larson HJ1, 57
  65. Lee PH58
  66. Lunevicius R59, 60
  67. Abd El Razek HM61
  68. Abd El Razek MM62
  69. Malekzadeh R63
  70. Mate KK64
  71. Memish ZA65, 66
  72. Mengistie MA32
  73. Mensah GA67
  74. Ogbo FA68
  75. Pourmalek F69
  76. Rafay A70, 71
  77. Qorbani M72
  78. Rahimimovaghar V73
  79. Rana SM70, 71
  80. Rawaf S6
  81. Renzaho AMN74
  82. Rezaei S75
  83. Rezai MS76
  84. Safdarian M77
  85. Sahraian MA78
  86. Salamati P73
  87. Samy AM79
  88. Sanabria JR80, 81
  89. Santric Milicevic MM82, 83
  90. Sartorius B84, 85
  91. Sepanlou SG86
  92. Shaikh MA87
  93. Shiri R88
  94. Silva DAS89
  95. Singh JA90
  96. Terkawi AS91, 92, 93
  97. Tiruye TY94
  98. Ukwaja KN95
  99. Vasankari T96
  100. Vlassov VV97
  101. Wakayo T32
  102. Werdecker A98
  103. Yonemoto N99
  104. Younis MZ100
  105. Zein B101
  106. Jumaan AO102
  107. Vos T1
  108. Hay SI1, 103
  109. Naghavi M1
  110. Murray CJL1

Source: International Journal of Public Health Published:2018


Abstract

Objectives: We used the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 study results to explore the burden of high body mass index (BMI) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Methods: We estimated the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (2–19 years) and adults (≥20 years) in 1980 and 2015. The burden of disease related to high BMI was calculated using the GBD comparative risk assessment approach. Results: The prevalence of obesity increased for adults from 15.1% (95% UI 13.4–16.9) in 1980 to 20.7% (95% UI 18.8–22.8) in 2015. It increased from 4.1% (95% UI 2.9–5.5) to 4.9% (95% UI 3.6–6.4) for the same period among children. In 2015, there were 417,115 deaths and 14,448,548 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to high BMI in EMR, which constitute about 10 and 6.3% of total deaths and DALYs, respectively, for all ages. Conclusions: This is the first study to estimate trends in obesity burden for the EMR from 1980 to 2015. We call for EMR countries to invest more resources in prevention and health promotion efforts to reduce this burden. © 2017, The Author(s).
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