Study on Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Urban & Rural Area of Azamgarh
Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
The present study in prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban & rural subjects of Azamgarh, UP, India. Randomly selected 200 urban and 200 rural subjects. For the assessment of overweight and obesity, height and weight measurements were taken on each subject using the standard protocol given by Weiner and Lourie (1981). The practical and clinical definition of obesity is based on body mass index (BMI). The distribution of all subjects according to BMI classification (WHO, 1998). Out of 200 urban males, only 12 (6%) are underweight, 111 (55.5%) are normal and 47 (23.5%) are overweight while 21 (10.5%) are in obesity grade I, 6 (3%) in grade II and 3 (1.5%) are in obesity grade III. On the other hand, out of 200 rural males, 28 (14%) are undernourished and 118 (59.0%) are normal while 35 (17.5%) are overweight and 15 (7.5%) are in obesity grade I, 4 (2%) in grade II. This study showed an increasing in prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban subjects, calling for an urgent need for immediate and targeted preventive measures.
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Dr Preeti Gupta, Dr Sanjiv Gupta
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