Key result
Age, family size, dependent children, alcohol, tobacco, and income were significant risk factors (p<0.05) for overweight (17.33% prevalence) and obesity (14.33% prevalence) among Karbi women.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and what are their socio-economic and demographic correlates among Karbi women in Assam, Northeast India?
Cross-Sectional (n=600)
What is the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and what are their socio-economic and demographic correlates among Karbi women in Assam, Northeast India?
p-value: p=<0.05
Overweight and obesity are prevalent among Karbi women in Northeast India and are significantly associated with age, family size, income, and lifestyle factors such as alcohol and tobacco use.
Identified correlates may guide local monitoring in Karbi women; leaves open causality and intervention effects.
Background: Excess adiposity is a chronic condition that contributes to non-communicable disease (NCD) related morbidities, mortalities and causes public health problems. Objectives: The objectives of the present community based cross-sectional study were to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its socio-economic and demographic concomitants among a group of Karbi women of Assam, Northeast India. Material and Methods: The study was carried out among 600 Karbi married women aged 20-49 years in Karbi-Anglong district of Assam, Northeast India. Height and weight were recorded and body mass index (BMI= weight (kg)/ height 2 (m 2 )} was calculated. The prevalence of overweight (BMI23.00-24.99 kg/m 2 ) and obesity (BMI25.00 kg/m 2 ) were assessed using the Asian-Pacific population reference cut-offs. Data on the socio-economic, demographic and lifestyle variables were collected using a pre-structured questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 17.33% and 14.33%, respectively. Binary logistic regression (BLR) analysis showed that age at the time of interview, family size, 4 number of dependent children, alcohol consumption, tobacco use and monthly per-capita income were the significantly risk factors for both combined overweight-obesity and obesity independently (p<0.05).
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Mondal et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Overweight and obesity (n=600). Socio-economic, demographic and lifestyle factors was evaluated on Prevalence of overweight and obesity (p=<0.05). Age, family size, dependent children, alcohol, tobacco, and income were significant risk factors (p<0.05) for overweight (17.33% prevalence) and obesity (14.33% prevalence) among Karbi women.
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