Ghazal Davodi-Boroujerd, Imaneh Abasi, Abbas Masjedi Arani, Maryam Aslzaker
The Relation between Maternal Personality and Internalizing/ Externalizing Behaviors: Mediating Role of Maternal Alexithymia, Children's Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation
Iranian journal of psychiatry
study aimed investigate prevalence obesity among jordanian women association wide range chronic diseases subjects enrolled present crosssectional study based random dropoff technique obstetrics gynecology clinics jordan university hospital initially female 18 years age older asked enroll study relevant data gathered using questionnaire composed 30 questions body mass index bmi determined participants weight height following variables collected sociodemographic chronic diseases health status variables frequencies reported 95 confidence interval 95 ci variable calculated association analysis chisquare analysis performed odds ratio 95 ci multinomial logistic regression analysis applied combination independent variables dependent condition covariate factors agestandardized prevalence overweightobese jordanian women 706 95 ci 660748 hand agestandardized prevalence obese women 364 95 cl 319412 furthermore association age overweightobesity significant p00001 percentage overweight obesity started significant 3039 year age group moreover obesity ranged 27 70 p005001 women elementary education besides high parity significantly associated obesity elementary education chronic conditions percentages hypertension diabetes hypertriglyceridemia osteoporosis rheumatoid arthritis significantly correlated increased bmi jordanian women age adjustment however hypertension associated obese level 3 72 95 ci 21251 p001 high prevalence overweightobesity among women jordan related high parity low education level high prevalence obesity increased incidence chronic diseases hypertension therefore communitybased multiple strategies required combat obesity jordanian women