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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2018, Volume : 9, Issue : 1
First page : ( 373) Last page : ( 378)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00069.4

Covariates and Prevalence of obesity among the Adults in a Rural Area of Meerut, UP: A Community based Study

Gupta Monika1, Parashar Pawan2, Shukla Arvind K3, Ahmad S4, Gupta Chhavi Kiran5

1Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, India

2Professor, Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, India

3Assistant Professor Biostatistics, Subharti Medical College, India

4Associate Professor Medical Sociology, Subharti Medical College, India

5Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, India

Online published on 7 February, 2018.

Abstract

Background

Body Mass Index (BMI) has been shown to be an important predictor of risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated with risk factors for NCDs.

Aim and Objective

To study the association of BMI and WHR with socio-demographic factors in a rural area of Meerut.

Method

This community based cross sectional study was conducted among rural population aged ≥ 20 years in Parikshitgarh block, Meerut.

Result

In this study according to BMI prevalence of overweight/obesity was 11.9% while by WHR it was 30.8%.

Conclusion

Obesity has no longer remained a problem of only urban, nuclear family and upper socio economic class but rural Indian belonging to middle class has also dragged into the so called “problem of affluent.

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Keywords

Rural population, BMI, Waist Hip Ratio(WHR), obesity.

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