DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i04.007

Pages: 1090-1092

Background: Obesity has affected around 135 million people of India. Overweight is a precursor of obesity. Prevalence of obesity and overweight varies due to age, gender geographical environment and socio-economic status of the subjects. Understanding the prevalence of subjects with overweight and obesity will give an idea of its intervention. Aims and Objectives: To study the prevalence of overweight and obesity and find out the parameters associated with the obesity. Material and Methods: Two hundred subject/patients were studied at Out Patients Department subjects/patients of Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, L N Medical College and research Center Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from March 2017 to February 2018 between. Subjects/patients age, sex, habits, socio-economic status, marital status and details on life style were recorded. Results: In present study, we found the prevalence of overweight to be 37.8% and that of obese was 17.8%. Overweight/obesity was more prevalent among female (55.55%). Factors associated with increased prevalence were inactive lifestyle (66.67%), alcohol consumption (58.33%), married life (42.5%) and old age. Conclusions: Prevalence of overweight and obesity in our center is high. Obesity was more common in female. Factors associated with increased prevalence were inactive lifestyle, alcohol consumption, married life and old age.