1Assistant Professor, SAL Institute of Pharmacy, Ahmedababd, Gujarat, India
2Assistant Professor, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
3Diabetologist, Diabetes Care and Hormone Clinic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding Author: Bhoomi Arora, Assistant Professor, SAL Institute of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India, Phone: +91 9824847369, Email: arorabhoomi@gmail.com
Online published on 19 August, 2019.
Obesity is one of the leading disorders among developing countries. It is associated with many chronic disorders such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and vitamin D deficiency. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its associated risk factors among 12–55 years old participants of Ahmedabad.
This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 2, 412 participants of 12–55 years of age of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Blood pressure was measured and fasting venous plasma was drawn for determination of lipid profile, vitamin D level, insulin level and C-reactive protein level.
The prevalence of overweight among 12–17, 18–35 and 36–55 years old participants was 16.23%, 18.51% and 26.22% respectively, whereas obesity prevalence among same age groups was 5.45%, 5.15% and 5.39% respectively. The risk of pre-hypertension, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-C level, dyslipidemia, vitamin D deficiency, hyperinsulinemia and elevated C-reactive protein was noted to be significantly higher among overweight and obese respondents than healthy weight respondents.
The results of this study explains that public health programmes are needed to increase awareness on risks associated with overweight and obesity such as hypertension, lipid abnormalities, vitamin D deficiency and elevated C-reactive protein in order to reduce the burden of overweight and obesity as well as obesity associated chronic diseases.
Overweight, obesity, risk factors, lipid profile, vitamin D, C-reactive protein, insulin
