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A clinical study of prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in adult patients attending hamidia hospital, Bhopal
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Sunil Dwivedi *
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Amit Dwivedi
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Ashish Behl
Objectives: Obesity is a health problem in the majority of the developed countries and is emerging as a serious problem in the developing countries. In this study, we examined 200 adults to determine the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity.
Material and Methods: In this hospital based study, 200 adults patients (both males and females), > 20 years of age, were randomly selected and examined for body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR).
Results: Out of 200 study subjects, 122 were males and 78 were females. BMI ranged between 15.62 to 44.17 kg/m2 in males and between 19.53 to 51.59 kg/ m2 in females. BMI in females was comparatively more than that in males.(28.41 + 5.05 Vs 26.42 + 3.94; p < 0>+ 0.08 Vs 0.95 + 0.10; p< 0>
Conclusion: It has been concluded from this study that obesity and abdominal obesity is a growing problem even in developing region like ours. Both obesity and abdominal obesity is more common in females as compared to males.
Keywords: Prevalence, obesity, abdominal obesity, BMI, WHR, Adults.
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Dwivedi S, Dwivedi A, Behl A. A clinical study of prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in adult patients attending hamidia hospital, Bhopal [Internet]. J Nutr Metab Health Sci. 2019 [cited 2025 Nov 01];2(4):104-107. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijnmhs.2019.021
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Dwivedi, S., Dwivedi, A., Behl, A. (2019). A clinical study of prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in adult patients attending hamidia hospital, Bhopal. J Nutr Metab Health Sci, 2(4), 104-107. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijnmhs.2019.021
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Dwivedi, Sunil, Dwivedi, Amit, Behl, Ashish. "A clinical study of prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in adult patients attending hamidia hospital, Bhopal." J Nutr Metab Health Sci, vol. 2, no. 4, 2019, pp. 104-107. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijnmhs.2019.021
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Dwivedi, S., Dwivedi, A., Behl, A.. "A clinical study of prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in adult patients attending hamidia hospital, Bhopal." J Nutr Metab Health Sci 2, no. 4 (2019): 104-107. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijnmhs.2019.021