1Postgraduate, Department of Community Medicine, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University, Mangalore
2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University, Mangalore
*Corresponding author: Dr. G Shiny Chrism Queen Nesan Postgraduate, Department of Community Medicine, KSHEMA, NITTE University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Phone (or Mobile) No.: +91-9500101858, Email: shinynesan75@gmail.com
Online published on 29 May, 2018.
The increase in morbidity and mortality due to NCDs are mostly due to change in lifestyle leading to consumption of unhealthy diet and reduced physical activities.
To assess the magnitude of association between socio-demographic characteristics & BMI with physical activity and dietary pattern among adults.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural Mangalore using IPAQ (short version) & Indian equivalent DASH diet on 2000 calorie plan. 130 subjects were studied by simple random sampling. Chi square test was used to test the significance (P<0.05).
61(47%) were males and 69(53%) were females, majority 42.3% belonging to class IV of Modified B.G Prasad classification and 27.7% were illiterates. Females had lower physical activity compared to males (p=0.009) and individuals with BMI indicating over weight and obese had low physical activity compared to subjects with normal BMI with moderate physical activity (p=0.02). Individuals from class V SES classification consumed at least 1 fruit per week (20.0%) compared to class III who did not consume fruits (8.5%) at all (p=0.043). Individuals who consumed >5 bowls of fats and oils were more obese and overweight compared to individuals who consumed 1–2 bowls (p=0.001).
Socio-demographic characteristics play a major role in diet & physical activity in rural Mangalore. The focus should not only be on individual health education but also on health promotive lifestyles.
physical activity, diet, obesity, India, sedentary behaviour
