| Autor: |
Singh, Munindra Pratap, Rajput, Priyanka, Manjhi, Rajnish Kumar, Gupta, Vijay |
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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research (Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research); 2023, Vol. 14 Issue 12, p398-403, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Background- A number of diseases have been linked to obesity and obesity is a condition which can be prevented or controlled if there is awareness about it, hence this study is planned to know the awareness in the rural population about causes, consequences and strategies to prevent and control and benefits of increasing awareness about obesity. Objective-we explored the awareness regarding causes, consequences and preventive measures of obesity among 100 obese patients 40-70 years with different mean levels of body mass index (BMI) in the patients who were visiting a rural tertiary health care set up. Materials and Methods- A type of case control study was conducted on a total of 200 subjects out of which, 100 were obese subjects and remaining 100 were healthy controls after getting their consent. The obese subjects in this group were inquired about their awareness regarding various aspects of obesity Results: The mean age of cases was 54.11±6.23. Total 31% patients were hypertensive and 69% were type 2 diabetic. Regarding medical condition, 27% subjects were aware and remaining was unaware about their medical condition. 94% of the subjects had the awareness about therapeutic and dietary management aspects whereas 6% did not have such awareness. Conclusion-There were low awareness levels among obese/overweight subjects regarding obesity/overweight and also regarding complications and self-care practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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