Overweight and Obesity Among Rural Community in Northern Borneo: Prevalence, Body Weight Perception and Its Associated Factors

Tan Jia Yi and Jyrion Jitour and Syed Shajee Husain and M. Yusof Ibrahim and Fredie Robinson and Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim and Swe and Aliaa Wahidah Ariffin and Mohamad Helmi Mohamed Asli and Nur Najihah Mohd Noor and Nor Faraheeda Mohd Rahmat and Wan Yan Ru and Suwarna Ganesan and Darshaini Panir Chelvan and Nur Thaqifah Norwanidi and Mohd Alfaizal Albanya and Stephanie Sonia Methew and Puvendren Rajendran and Theva Darshini Surenthiran and Hamssavani Selvaraj (2022) Overweight and Obesity Among Rural Community in Northern Borneo: Prevalence, Body Weight Perception and Its Associated Factors. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 16. pp. 47-56. ISSN 1985-1758 (P-ISSN) , 2710-7353 (E-ISSN)

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Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity and overweight among Asian countries. There is an increasing trend in obesity from 11.9% (2015) to 14.8% (2019), according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, bodyweight perception, and associated factors of overweight and obesity among rural communities in Northern Borneo. This cross-sectional study was conducted in one village in Northern Borneo. Adults from 18 to 69 years of age (n = 165) were included in the survey, and data were collected by interview or self-administered questionnaires. Measurements of weight and height were done for body-mass-index (BMI) calculation. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the village was 71.5%. Kappa statistic indicated only a slight agreement between perceived and actual body weight status (k = 0.163, 95% CI = −0.156 to 0.482, p < 0.000). There were higher odds of being overweight and obese among the middle-aged group (35 – 55 years old) than the younger group (<35 years old) (OR = 3.575; 95% CI: 1.667, 7.667; p < 0.05) and among the married adults than the unmarried adults (OR = 2.196; 95% CI: 1.057, 4.565; p < 0.05). Although age and marital status are non-modifiable factors of overweight and obesity, this research indicated poor consistency between perceived and actual body weight with kappa statistics. The large magnitude of body weight misperception might contribute to overweight and obesity in the rural community.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Body mass index , Overweight , Obesity , Weight perception , Rural population
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC31-1245 Internal medicine > RC581-951 Specialties of internal medicine > RC627.5-632 Metabolic diseases
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2022 15:11
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2022 15:11
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33930

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