Prevalence of generalized and abdominal obesity: India’s big problem

Authors

  • Vamsi Krishna Undavalli Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinna Avutapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Satyanarayana Chowdary Ponnaganti Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinna Avutapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Hanumanth Narni Department of Community Medicine, Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute of Health Care and Medical Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180984

Keywords:

Overweight, Body mass index, Waist circumference, Generalized obesity, Abdominal obesity, Systematic random sampling

Abstract

Background: The rising prevalence overweight and obesity in India has a direct correlation with the increasing prevalence of obesity-related co-morbidities; hypertension, the metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. The risk for these disorders appears to start from a body mass index (BMI) of about 21 kg/m2. The objective of the study was to know the prevalence of generalized and abdominal obesity in the field practice area.

Methods: A community based cross-sectional study conducted among 309 people in the rural field practice area of medical college from January to March, 2017.

Results: In the present study prevalence of generalized, abdominal and combined obesity was 56%, 71.2% and 51.3% respectively.

Conclusions: Prevention of obesity should begin in early childhood. Obesity is harder to treat in adults than it is in children. The control of obesity centers on the weight reduction. Information Education and Communication (IEC), Behaviour change communication (BCC) is used to encourage individuals of the society to adopt healthy behaviours like dietary modifications, increased physical activity and a combination of both.

Author Biographies

Vamsi Krishna Undavalli, Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinna Avutapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Community Medicine,

Satyanarayana Chowdary Ponnaganti, Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinna Avutapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor, 
Dept. of Community Medicine,

Hanumanth Narni, Department of Community Medicine, Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute of Health Care and Medical Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Lecturer in statistics, Dept. of Community Medicine,

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2018-03-23

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Undavalli, V. K., Ponnaganti, S. C., & Narni, H. (2018). Prevalence of generalized and abdominal obesity: India’s big problem. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 5(4), 1311–1316. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180984

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