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An Assessment of Obesity amongst Working Women


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1 Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Kh.(MS), India
2 Central Railway hospital, Bhusawal.(MS), India
     

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Back Ground: As waistlines grow, so do health risks. Central obesitystoring fat around the waist-raises risk of heart attacks and diabetes, with Indian at high risk because of their genetic predisposition to potbellies.
Material and method: Three hundred working women were taken as sample. The data were collected in a pre-designed and pre tested Performa. Asia Pacific Guidelines were used for classification of BMI.
Statistical Analysis: were expressed in simple term of proportion.
Observations and discussion: The prevalence of overweight (BMI 23 kg/m2) was high amongst 120(40%) participants in this study, which is a risk factor for other Non communicable diseases e.g. diabetes, hypertension etc.

Keywords

Lifestyle, Obesity, working women
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Authors

Hina Kausar
Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Kh.(MS), India
Mohammed Ubaid-Ur-Rahaman
Central Railway hospital, Bhusawal.(MS), India

Abstract


Back Ground: As waistlines grow, so do health risks. Central obesitystoring fat around the waist-raises risk of heart attacks and diabetes, with Indian at high risk because of their genetic predisposition to potbellies.
Material and method: Three hundred working women were taken as sample. The data were collected in a pre-designed and pre tested Performa. Asia Pacific Guidelines were used for classification of BMI.
Statistical Analysis: were expressed in simple term of proportion.
Observations and discussion: The prevalence of overweight (BMI 23 kg/m2) was high amongst 120(40%) participants in this study, which is a risk factor for other Non communicable diseases e.g. diabetes, hypertension etc.

Keywords


Lifestyle, Obesity, working women

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