Sociodemographic and smoking associated with obesity in adult women in Iran: results from the National Health Survey.
BACKGROUND
There is no study that had a sample size sufficient to study the association between sociodemographic and smoking with obesity in Iran. The goal was to investigate these associations in the Iranian women.


METHODS
Multivariate statistical techniques included 14 176 women between 20 and 69 years of age. Height and weight were measured rather than self-reported.


RESULTS
In Iranian adult women, obesity OR(S) for the moderate and high education were 0.78 and 0.41, respectively, compared with basic level. Using low economy index as the reference, Obesity OR(S) for the urban women were 1.29, 1.25 and 1.28 for the lower-middle, upper-middle and high groups, respectively. Obesity OR(S) for the rural women were 1.71, 1.71 and 2.02 for the lower-middle, upper-middle and high groups, respectively. Obesity OR was 0.48 for active workforce compared with inactive group. Obesity OR was 0.70 for smokers women compared with nonsmokers. Using non-married as the reference group, Obesity OR(S) were 1.23 and 2.34 for married urban and rural women, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results on the associations between age, smoking, education level, workforce and obesity are consistent with most studies, but between economic level and obesity are consistent with some study in developing countries.
Bakhshi
Enayatollah
E
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University/Medical Sciences, Iran.
Eshraghian
Mohammad Reza
MR
Mohammad
Kazem
K
Foroushani
Abbas Rahimi
AR
Zeraati
Hojat
H
Fotouhi
Akbar
A
Siassi
Fraidon
F
Seifi
Behjat
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016387:Women's Health