Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India
Background: Obesity is known to be the first wave of an outlined cluster of noncommunicable diseases called “New World Syndrome” creating a huge socioeconomic and public health burden in poorer countries. In India, obesity has emerged as a crucial health problem, specifically in urban areas, paradox...
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| description | Background: Obesity is known to be the first wave of an outlined cluster of noncommunicable diseases called “New World Syndrome” creating a huge socioeconomic and public health burden in poorer countries. In India, obesity has emerged as a crucial health problem, specifically in urban areas, paradoxically coexisting with undernutrition imparting “Double Burden of Disease Obesity”.
Objective: To study the prevalence and associated factors of obesity among nationalized and private sectors' bank employees.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. There were around 160 total branches of banks in Rajkot. After explaining the purpose of the study, regional head of 70 banks gave permission to conduct the study. Employees working in nationalized and private banks and those who gave consent to take participation were included in this study. Total 800 bank employees participated in the present study.
Results: Out of all employees, 36.4% and 11.5% of employees were found to be overweight and obese, respectively. Among all, 23.4% of employees had addiction. Out of all, 88% of employees took homemade lunch, while 28.3% employees skip their lunch. Around 82.2% took junk food as snacks. More than half of the employees were not doing any type of exercise at the time of the present study.
Conclusion: Marital status, education, source of lunch food, and exercise were found to be significantly associated with obesity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d23267b6e4843b6886a589e2171cf432022-12-22T04:14:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMRIMS Journal of Health Sciences2321-70062321-72942022-01-01104656910.4103/mjhs.mjhs_12_22Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, IndiaNikita Maheshbhai SavaniRajendra B ChauhanRajesh K ChudasamaBackground: Obesity is known to be the first wave of an outlined cluster of noncommunicable diseases called “New World Syndrome” creating a huge socioeconomic and public health burden in poorer countries. In India, obesity has emerged as a crucial health problem, specifically in urban areas, paradoxically coexisting with undernutrition imparting “Double Burden of Disease Obesity”. Objective: To study the prevalence and associated factors of obesity among nationalized and private sectors' bank employees. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. There were around 160 total branches of banks in Rajkot. After explaining the purpose of the study, regional head of 70 banks gave permission to conduct the study. Employees working in nationalized and private banks and those who gave consent to take participation were included in this study. Total 800 bank employees participated in the present study. Results: Out of all employees, 36.4% and 11.5% of employees were found to be overweight and obese, respectively. Among all, 23.4% of employees had addiction. Out of all, 88% of employees took homemade lunch, while 28.3% employees skip their lunch. Around 82.2% took junk food as snacks. More than half of the employees were not doing any type of exercise at the time of the present study. Conclusion: Marital status, education, source of lunch food, and exercise were found to be significantly associated with obesity.http://www.mrimsjournal.com/article.asp?issn=2321-7006;year=2022;volume=10;issue=4;spage=65;epage=69;aulast=Savanibank employeesobesityprevalencerisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Nikita Maheshbhai Savani Rajendra B Chauhan Rajesh K Chudasama Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences bank employees obesity prevalence risk factors |
| title | Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_full | Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_short | Prevalence and lifestyle-related risk factors of obesity: A descriptive cross-sectional study among bankers in central part of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_sort | prevalence and lifestyle related risk factors of obesity a descriptive cross sectional study among bankers in central part of saurashtra region gujarat india |
| topic | bank employees obesity prevalence risk factors |
| url | http://www.mrimsjournal.com/article.asp?issn=2321-7006;year=2022;volume=10;issue=4;spage=65;epage=69;aulast=Savani |
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