An Epidemiological Study of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in an Urban Area of North India.

Auteur(s) :
Girdhar S., Sharma S., Chaudhary A., Bansal P., Satija M.
Date :
Juin, 2016
Source(s) :
Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine. #41:2 p154-157
Adresse :
Department of Community Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

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BACKGROUND
Obesity is a complex, multi-factorial chronic disease. Overweight and obesity are the fifth leading risk for global deaths.

OBJECTIVES
To find the prevalence and risk factors for obesity in women aged 20-60 years in Ludhiana city.

METHODS
The present study is a community based cross sectional study carried out in an urban area of Ludhiana among women aged 20-60 years. Among the study population of 324 women, a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used to record the socio-demographic and anthropometric profile of women. Chi square test and logistic regression was used to find the association of obesity and hypertension with socio-demographic variables.

RESULTS
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 12.7% and 29.6% respectively. Obesity was found to be more common among middle-aged Punjabi housewives belonging to upper socio-economic strata. There was strong association between overweight/obesity and hypertension.

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