An Analysis of Co-relation between socio-economic status and obesity among Adult females in Peshawar

There is varied knowledge whether overweight and obesity is a problem with the people of high or low socioeconomic status. The present study is aimed to find the association of socio-economic status with obesity among females in Peshawar. About 100 females aged 22–60 years were randomly selected from different socioeconomic status. A self constructed questionnaire was designed to find socio-economic status and anthropometrics of the respondents. The results showed a significant negative association of obesity with income and education. According to World Health Organization (WHO) Body Mass Index (BMI) standards about 8.0% of the population was underweight, 50.0% normal weight, 26.0% overweight and 16.0% were obese, while according to Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) 45.0% were normal and 55.0% were obese. It was concluded that females in Peshawar are at an increased risk of getting obese.