A Polish health survey found that being married increased risk of overweight in women and men, with the latter group also experiencing three times the risk of obesity.
It is estimated that approximately two thirds of Polish adults are overweight, with 29.2% having obesity. To determine possible sociodemographic and psychosocial risk factors behind these trends, researchers analyzed data from a multi-center national population health examination survey .
A total of 2405 participants were included in the study, among whom 35.3% had normal weight, 38.3% had overweight, and 26.4% had obesity., and social support were assessed using various questionnaires.TAKEAWAY: Being married was associated with a 62% increased risk for overweight in men and a 39% increased risk in women and with a nearly threefold increased risk for obesity only in men compared with unmarried participants.In women, increased body weight was linked to living in communities with fewer than 8000 people and inadequate health literacy , whereas reporting at least borderline depression was associated with a higher risk of obesity.“Age and marital status have undeniable impact on living with overweight or obesity in adulthood regardless of sex,” the authors wrote."It seems that the dissemination of health knowledge and health promotion across lifespan could reduce the disturbing phenomenon of increasing obesity in the Polish population." The study was led by Alicja Cicha-Mikołajczyk, National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw, Poland. It was published as an early release from the European Congress on Obesity to be held in Malaga, Spain, from May 11 to 14, 2025.No funding information was provided in the abstract. The authors declared having no conflicts of interest. This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.
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