An epidemiological study of overweight and obesity among women in an Urban area of North India

Girdhar, Sangeeta; Sharma, Sarit; Chaudhary, Anurag; Bansal, Priya; Satija, Mahesh

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“…1,2,4,36,40,44 Recent studies have documented populations of the country to exhibit a high prevalence of overweight or obesity. 4,21,25,32 The prevalence of undernutrition is also a serious problem among the adult populations of East and Northeast India. 5,25,38,66,[67][68][69] Therefore, the co-existence of the DBM (both under and overnutrition) is presenting a unique difficulty for public health policymakers.…”

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“…A steady increase in the prevalence of overweight or obesity has been reported from different Indian populations. 3,[17][18][19][20][21]25,[31][32][33] Recent studies have also suggested that this 'double burden' is becoming increasingly apparent in addition to the burden of non-communicable diseases affecting developing countries such as India. 2,10,22,34,35 However, undernutrition still remains a consistent public health problem among populations in the country.…”

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“…37-40 Body mass index (BMI) is widely used, non-invasive, inexpensive anthropometric indicator to determine the nutritional status (both under and overnutrition) across populations for large-scale epidemiological and clinical investigations. 1,4,5,18,19,21,25,32,[40][41][42][43][44] Extensive studies have been done using BMI as an indicator for assessing undernutrition 5,42,[45][46][47] and overweight or obesity. 1,2,31,48,49 There is a scarcity of studies on nutritional status among the Bengali Muslim Population (BMP) of India.…”

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Prevalence of Undernutrition and Overweight or Obesity Among the Bengali Muslim Population of West Bengal, India

Tigga¹,

Debnath²,

Das³

et al. 2018

Anthropol Open J

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Copyright 2018 by Sen J. This is an open-access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and reproduce in any medium or format, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited. cc BackgroundPoor nutritional conditions, as well as excess adiposity levels, are the major public health problems of developing countries like India. ObjectivesThe aim of the present investigation were to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and overweight or obesity and their associations with certain socio-economic and demographic variables. Subjects and MethodsThe present community-based cross-sectional investigation was undertaken among 420 adult Bengali Muslim individuals (males: 182; females: 238) aged 18-59 years and residing in rural areas of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. Anthropometric measurements of height and weight were recorded using standard procedures and Body mass index (BMI= Weight/Height kg/m 2 ) was calculated. Prevalence of undernutrition (BMI<18.50 kg/m 2 ) and overweight or obesity (BMI≥25.00 kg/m 2 ) were determined using World Health Organization (WHO) cut-offs. The statistical analyses of descriptive statistics, ANOVA, chi-square analysis and binary logistic regression (BLR) analysis was performed using SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL USA; version 17.0. ResultsThe overall mean height (164.22 cm vs. 152.65 cm), weight (57.03 kg vs. 48.70 kg) and BMI (21.18 kg/m 2 vs. 20.89 kg/m 2 ) were observed to be significantly higher among men than women (p<0.05). The overall prevalence of undernutrition and overweight or obesity were observed to be 22.86% and 12.86%, respectively. The BLR analysis showed associations of lower age group (i.e., 20-29 years) (odds ratio: 1.65) (p<0.05) and occupation (odds ratio: 5.61) (p<0.01) with undernutrition. Overweight or obesity was also observed to be statistically significantly associated with smaller family size (odds ratio: 2.09) (p<0.05). ConclusionThe present investigation indicates the simultaneous existence of double burden of malnutrition (i.e., both under-and overnutrition) among the Bengali Muslim adults of West Bengal, India. Appropriate intervention programmes are necessary to improve the overall nutritional situation.

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Prevalence of Undernutrition and Overweight or Obesity Among the Bengali Muslim Population of West Bengal, India

Tigga¹,

Debnath²,

Das³

et al. 2018

Anthropol Open J

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“…[ 9 ] As in developed societies, the risk for obesity in developing countries like India is also strongly influenced by diet and lifestyle, which are changing dramatically as a result of the economic and nutrition transition. [ 10 ] According to WHO global estimates, about 13% of the world's adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014. [ 11 ] The prevalence of obesity varies according to age, sex, and region.…”

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Validity of Indian Diabetes Risk Score and its association with body mass index and glycosylated hemoglobin for screening of diabetes in and around areas of Lucknow

Khan

Sonkar

Alam

et al. 2017

J Family Med Prim Care

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Objectives:The present study aimed to assess the validity of Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) and its association with body mass index (BMI) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for screening of diabetes and obesity.Methodology:A cross-sectional study was designed, and samples were randomly enrolled from Lucknow and its adjoining areas. Totally, 405 subjects were included in the study. We used diabetes risk factors (age, waist circumference, physical activity, and family history of diabetes) for screening of diabetes and abdominal obesity (AO) and BMI for screening of general obesity. HbA1c was used for confirming the diabetes patients in this population. Statistical analysis was applied to all data using SPSS software (version 20.0). P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results:All 405 subjects were assessed for diabetic risk factors, BMI, and glycated hemoglobin. Of these, 56.3% subjects were aged ≥50 years. 1° and 2° AO was found in 47.9% and 40% subjects, respectively. About 27.1% subjects were found to have sedentary lifestyle, and 72.6% were found to have no family history of diabetes. According to IDRS, 272 subjects (67.2%) were found at high risk of diabetes (score ≥60). Based on BMI calculation, 198 subjects were obese, of which 79.3% were found at high risk for diabetes. A significant association was found between subjects with higher risk score and BMI (P < 0.001). Assessment of HbA1c showed that 97 (23.9%) were prediabetic and 204 (50.4%) were diabetic, of which 63.9% and 77%, respectively was at high risk for diabetes as per IDRS. A significant association was found between subjects with higher risk score and HbA1c (P < 0.001).Conclusion:Our study fully supports the validity of IDRS, as it can be used as a cost-effective tool for primary mass screening of diabetes. Moreover, its combination with BMI value and HbA1c can be used for strict monitoring for diabetes and obesity at primary health care centers to reduce the early development of diabetes complications and severe obesity comorbidities.

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“…En general, y dependiendo del grupo de edad estudiado y del país, la prevalencia de sobrepeso se encuentra entre un 12,7% y 43,2% y de obesidad entre un 11 y 42% (1,(3)(4)(5)(6). Esta variación en la prevalencia es debido a las características de las razas, tipo de alimentación entre otros factores (7).…”

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Sobrepeso, obesidad y factores asociados en pacientes de consultorio de Clínica Médica de un hospital universitario de Paraguay, 2014

Galeano

Granada

Achinelli

2016

Rev. Fac. Cienc. Salud UDES

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Introducción: el sobrepeso y la obesidad son factores de riesgo cardiovascular y están asociados a otros factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Objetivo: determinar la frecuencia de sobrepeso, obesidad y factores asociados en pacientes de primera consulta del consultorio de un Hospital Universitario de Paraguay. Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional, retrospectivo, con componente analítico. Se estudió a pacientes entre 18 y 90 años, seleccionados por muestreo aleatorio simple. En el periodo de estudio se registraron 5146 historias clínicas en primera consulta y 4324 fueron considerados para la aleatorización. Se estudiaron las variables demográficas, antropométricas, bioquímicas, presencia de sobrepeso, obesidad, HTA, diabetes mellitus tipo 2, consumo de alcohol y tabaco. Resultados: se analizaron las historias clínicas de 515 pacientes con edad media de 49,68±15 años; 50,27±17 años en hombres y 49,38±15 años en mujeres, 66% eran mujeres y 49,5% eran solteros. La frecuencia de sobrepeso fue de 30,5% (IC 95%: 30,1-30,9%) sin diferencia estadística significativa entre mujeres y hombres (29,1% versus 33,1%) y la frecuencia de obesidad fue de 44,1% (IC 95%: 43,7-44,5%) con diferencia estadística significativa entre mujeres y hombres (50% versus 32,6%, p=0,002). La obesidad se asoció con la DM2 (OR: 4,62; IC 95%: 2,11-6,22), con la concentración de c-LDL ≥130 mg/dl (OR: 2,48; IC 95%: 2,26-4,46) y con la HTA (OR: 2,62; IC 95%: 1,62-4,08). Discusión: las altas frecuencias de sobrepeso y obesidad observadas en esta población coinciden con los datos reportados a nivel nacional e internacional y estuvo asociada significativamente a otros factores de riesgo cardiovascular.

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An epidemiological study of overweight and obesity among women in an Urban area of North India

Cited by 41 publications

References 4 publications

Prevalence of Undernutrition and Overweight or Obesity Among the Bengali Muslim Population of West Bengal, India

Prevalence of Undernutrition and Overweight or Obesity Among the Bengali Muslim Population of West Bengal, India

Validity of Indian Diabetes Risk Score and its association with body mass index and glycosylated hemoglobin for screening of diabetes in and around areas of Lucknow

Sobrepeso, obesidad y factores asociados en pacientes de consultorio de Clínica Médica de un hospital universitario de Paraguay, 2014

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