PREVALENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND OBESITY AMONG POPULATION OF SULTANPUR KUNHARI AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA, HARIDWAR UTTARAKHAND
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
The burden of diabetes is to a large extent the consequence of macrovascular (coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and atherosclerosis) and microvascular (like retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy) complications of the disease. In this study, a prevalence survey of various atherosclerosis risk factors was carried out on hitherto poorly studied in Sultanpur Kunhari and its surrounding area, Haridwar Uttarakhand, with the aim of studying anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of this population in socio-economic transition. A single time cross-sectional study was carried out. A total of 500 subjects (270 males and 230 females) were included in the study. In this study, diabetes mellitus was recorded in 11.12% of males and 10.87% of females, the overall prevalence being 11%. Based on body mass index (BMI), obesity was more prevalent in females 13.9% compare to males 11.1%. On the other hand, classifying obesity based on percentage body fat (%BF), 10% of males and 36.9% of females were obese. Appreciable prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus, substantial increase in body fat, generalized and regional obesity in middle age, particularly in females, need immediate attention in terms of prevention and health education in such economically deprived populations.
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Izharul Hasan, Shabnam Khatoon
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