Residential Housing Quality and Metabolic Syndrome among adults in Osogbo, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
Context: Previous explorations on the health implications of housing have employed subjective measures. Objective: This study aims to investigate the association between residential housing quality (RHQ) measured using the housing quality index (HQI) and metabolic syndrome (METS) among adults in Osogbo, Nigeria. Method: Households of 700 adults aged ≥18 years, selected through multi-stage sampling in Osogbo, Nigeria, were assessed using a housing standard checklist to determine the housing quality index (HQI). A summation of the HQI was performed and dichotomized into “poor RHQ” and “good RHQ” using the 50th percentile. METS was defined according to the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the odds of METS at a two-sided P
Fields of Study & Subjects
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Health disparities and outcomes
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Ibom Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 74–83
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN