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Topical Area: Obesity

Obesity (Poster Session)

(P31-044-23) Prevalence and Risk Factors for Obesity Throughout Nigeria, a Scoping Review

Monday, July 24, 2023
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET
Location: Poster Board 266
Disclosure(s):
Charles C. Okwuchi: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.


Objectives: The aim of this scoping review is to summarize what is known about the prevalence and identifiable risk factors of obesity in Nigeria.

Methods: This work systematically searched for literature from Pubmed and Embase database and later imported into RefWorks. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were established to determine whether articles obtained from these two sources were relevant to this scoping review. Four hundred thirty-eight articles were imported into Refworks; after removal of duplicates and screening for eligibility criteria, 23 articles were included. 

Results: This scoping review found that the prevalence rate for obesity ranged between 5.7-30.9% with the Southwest having the highest prevalence.

Conclusions: The identifiable risk factors among these studies were female gender, older age, urban locality, decreased physical activity, higher educational status and higher income.

Funding Sources: None