Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR)
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

Analysis of life stress obesity and cardiovascular risks among professional of different sectors

  • Author:
  • N. Karthikeyan, S. Thirumalai Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 1078 to 1082

*Ph. D Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, India

**Professor and Head, Department of Physical Education, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, India

Online published on 28 March, 2018.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analysis of life stress obesity and cardiovascular risks among professional of different sectors. To achieve purpose one hundred and fifty professionals (N=150) were assessed with the life stress questionnaire, BMI and cardiovascular risks questionnaire were selected as subjects and its tests for the study. The subjects were selected in the age group of 20 35. The selected subjects were from five different professional sectors namely thirty medicine practitioner (n=30) twenty information technology professional (n=30), Driving professionals (n=30), teaching professionals (n=30) and sports professionals (n=30) from Chennai city. The collected data were analyzed with statistical techniques such as ANOVA and Schaffer's Post hoc test. The results of the study that the teaching professionals were higher in the level of life stress than the driving, medicine practitioner, and information technology and sports professionals. The information technology professionals were higher in the level of obesity than the teaching, driving, and medicine practitioner and sports professionals. The information technology professionals were higher in the level of cardiovascular risks than the teaching, driving, and medicine practitioner and sports professionals. Further result of the study proved that sports professionals were better in managing level of life stress, cardiovascular risks and BMI than the information technology, teaching, driving, and medicine practitioner.

Keywords

Questionnaire, Cardiovascular, Technology, Teaching, Driving,