Body Mass Index Increases With Ageing and Risk Factors for Overweight/Obesity in a Representative Macau Population

Carly J. Moores; Liang Ke; Rebecca S. Mason; Timothy P. Gill; Elias Mpofu; Jacky Ho; Michael J. Dibley; Kaye E. Brock

doi:10.1177/1010539519836535

Body Mass Index Increases With Ageing and Risk Factors for Overweight/Obesity in a Representative Macau Population

Carly J. Moores, Liang Ke, Rebecca S. Mason, Timothy P. Gill, Elias Mpofu, Jacky Ho, Michael J. Dibley, Kaye E. Brock

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The aim of this study was to investigate trends of body mass index (BMI) with age in westernizing Macau and to make comparisons with Australian data. A representative random sample (n = 1406, 18-93 years, 55% female) from Macau was recruited in 2012. The Australian sample was extracted from the Australian Health Survey 2011-2012 (n = 7958, 18 to ≥85 years, 52% female). BMI in Australians was greater than Macanese, mean difference 4.4 kg/m² (P <.001). While BMI increases steadily with ageing in each population, the plateau for Macau subjects appears 5 to 10 years earlier than Australians. Prevalence of overweight/obesity in young Macanese adults (18-40 years) was 25% (men) and 22% (women), with the greatest increase in BMI from age 25 to 39 years and 24 to 45 years in men and women, respectively. BMI shifts in younger Macanese men and women, which may reflect emerging lifestyle and nutrition transitions, are a future population health concern in Macau.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-172
Number of pages	6
Journal	Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539519836535
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Macau
ageing
body mass index
nutrition transition
overweight/obesity

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