A Cross Sectional study to determine prevalence of overweight and obesity and its association with Hypertension and Diabetes in Kungher ( RHTC Area) population of GMERS Medical College-Dharpur Patan
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
Obesity is a well-known risk factor of hypertension and diabetes. This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Kungher (Rural Health Training Center Field Practicing Area) population and to evaluate its relationship with hypertension and diabetes. This Cross sectional study comprises of 163 subjects attending a local medical camp between 25- 70 years of age. Height, weight, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar and post prandial blood sugar were determined using standard methods. It was found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 15% and 34% respectively and it was predominant among women than men. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and post prandial blood sugar were significantly elevated in obese subjects than in normal BMI subjects (control). It was concluded that the results showed a higher trend of hypertension and diabetes with increase in BMI.
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Nilesh Thakor, Sunil Nayak, Dipak Prajapati , Jignesh Chauhan
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