An epidemiological cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its association with factors such as the hours spent in physical activity, dietary habits in an adults of Urban Slum of Mumbai
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Obesity is a complex health issue to address. Obesity results from a combination of causes and contributing factors, including individual factors such as behavior and genetics. Behaviors can include dietary patterns, physical activity, inactivity, medication use, and other exposures. Additional contributing factors in our society include the food and physical activity environment, education and skills, and food marketing and promotion. Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and association of obesity and overweight with factors such as the hours spent in physical activity, dietary habits. Methods: The cross sectional study includes 350 adult population from the urban slum of the Metropolitan city in India and study was carried out over a period of one year from August 2014 to July 2015. Results: Our study showed that out of 350 subjects, 32.3 % subjects were overweight and 8.6 % were obese according to BMI. Majority i.e. 273 were non- vegetarian. Only 90 (25.7 %) subjects consume salads and 82 (23.4 %) excess calorie intake in meals. It also showed only. 138 (39.4 %) are manual workers, 173 (49.4 %) used to do moderate work and only 39 (11.2 %) had sedentary working style. Only 34 (9.7 %) intentionally physically exercise. Conclusion: the present study showed that there is a significant association between total calorie intake and BMI also significant association between total fat intake as well as total protein intake with BMI.
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Dr Anita G. Shenoy
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