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21169598

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the distribution and sociodemographic associations of body mass index (BMI; kg/m(2)) among Melanesian and Indian Fijians aged ?40 years living in Fiji, a population-based cross-sectional survey with multistage random sampling was conducted in 2009. Melanesians were more likely to have BMI ?25 (odds ratio [OR] = 4.73; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.57-6.28; P < .001) and BMI ?30 (OR = 3.84; 95% CI = 2.94-5.03; P < .001). Among Melanesians, gender and educational attainment were predictive of BMI ?25 on multivariate analysis. Women were more likely to be overweight (OR = 2.03; 95% CI = 1.34-3.06) or obese (OR = 1.92; 95% CI = 1.43-2.59). Among Indians, gender and age were predictive of BMI ?25. Again, women were more likely to be overweight (OR = 2.51; 95% CI = 1.69-3.73) or obese (OR = 3.71; 95% CI = 2.19-6.29). Gender-age-domicile-adjusted, and extrapolating across Fiji, 0.3%, 84.5%, and 51.7% of Melanesians aged ?40 years had BMI <18.5, ?25, and ?30, respectively. Among Indians, these values were 5.8%, 54.2%, and 21.2%, respectively.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1941-2479
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Body mass index among Melanesian and Indian Fijians aged ? 40 years living in Fiji.
pubmed:affiliation
The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand. grbrian@tpg.com.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't