DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2015.v01i03.001

Pages: Page: 71-72

In past few decades in developing countries, obesity has a rapid increment leading to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and its morbidity and mortality consequences. In 2014, a Lancet study estimated that the number of overweight adults in the world was 2.1 billion in 2013, compared with 857 million in 1980. Our study included 100 overweight and obese patients. This study was done in Department of Medicine, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior between year 2011 and 2012. Our study was aimed at finding comorbidities in obese and overweight patients. The main comorbidities which were found in our study were hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep disorder and diabetes mellitus. So in order to prevent comorbidities one should go for lifestyle modification and change in dietary habits.