TY - JOUR A1 - Desalu, O A1 - Salami, A A1 - Oluboyo, P A1 - Olarinoye, J T1 - Prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adults in an urban nigerian population Y1 - 2008/4/1 JF - Sahel Medical Journal JO - Sahel Med J SP - 61 EP - 64 VL - 11 IS - 2 UR - https://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2008;volume=11;issue=2;spage=61;epage=64;aulast=Desalu N2 - Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adults in an urban Nigerian population. Subjects and methods: We recruited 810 subjects between the ages of 18 to 65 years by the multi-stage cluster sampling method. Structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data's. The body weight (kg) and height (m) of subjects were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated. Results: The prevalence of obesity was 9.8% and overweight was 35.1 %. Out of the 79 obese subjects, 24.1% were males and 75.9% were females, the male to female ratio was 1:3. Obesity was strongly associated with female gender, subjects age ≥ 40 years and marriage, while educational attainment and socioeconomic class were not significantly associated with the diagnosis of obesity. The socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adult in this urban Nigerian population were female gender, marriage and age ≥ 40 years. Conclusion: The prevalence of obesity was low when compared to the developed countries. However, it is imperative to increase the awareness of the disease among the populace. ER -