PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN A FEMALE POPULATION OF RURAL PESHAWAR-PAKISTAN
| Autor: | Rubina Nazli, Tasleem Akhtar, Muhammad Akmal Khan, Ghosia Lutfullah, jamila haider, Hina Aslam |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Khyber Medical University Journal, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 19-24 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2305-2643 2305-2651 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity, its risk factors, and association with different diseases in the rural females of Peshawar. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2010 on 2296 non-pregnant women age 15-70 years. Overweight/obesity was defined as a BMI (body mass index) of > 23 kg/m2 and obesity as BMI > 27 kg/m2. Results are presented as mean+ SD, %ages & odd ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) by using EPI-Info 6.0. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 1226 (53.4%) and 619 (26.9%) respectively. Out of 2296 women, 2054 (89.5%) were married females. Obesity was increasing with age. Hypertension and diabetes was three times more prevalent in overweight and obese women as 3.67 (2.62-5.16) p 5 and low income were significantly associated as 3.46 (2.52-4.77) p |
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