Age variations in obesity, adiposity and central body fat distribution among Bengalee urban adult male of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Experimental Research and Review - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
The prevalence of obesity is increasing in most populations of world, affecting the children, adolescents and adult. Aim of the present cross-sectional study is to find out age variation in adiposity, obesity and central body fat distribution among the adult Bengalee Hindu men aged between 20-50 years and also the prevalence of obesity and overweight among them. The studied men population was divided into three groups: Group I (20-29 years), Group II (30-39 years) and, Group III (40+ years). Result shows that aging has some significant effect on adiposity, obesity and central body fat distribution among the study population. Men in Group III had higher means in compared with the rest of the groups. The individuals in Group II had the intermediate values. When considering the generalized obesity the results revealed that more number of men in Group III were obese and overweight and the prevalence of obesity less in Group I and intermediate in Group II. In case of central obesity the result is same Group III has high frequency. One of the important outcomes of this study is that over all occurrence of central obesity is higher than the generalized obesity.
Authors and Affiliations
Chandra Sekhar Roy; Ashish Mukhopadhyay; Mithu Bhadra
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