OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY; Comorbidities among 25-60 years women in Lahore, Pakistan

摘要

Introduction: The upsurge in occurrence of overweight and obesity is exploredwith the passage of time as the corresponding diseases are increasing rapidly. Objectives:The main objectives of this instant research study were to explore the comorbidities and theirassociation with overweight and obesity among 25 to 60 years old women. Study Design andSetting: Descriptive cross sectional study was carried out in Lahore, Pakistan from January2016 to May 2016. Material and Methods: All the non-pregnant and non-lactating women 25to 60 years of age belonging to different socio-economic groups were included in our study.Results: Based on cluster sampling technique and sample size, there were 1555 women in 20clusters in which 1106 overweight and 449 obese women were found for the further research.IBM SPSS statistics version 21 was used to analyze our research findings. Conclusion:The study leads to the interesting exposition of the various overwhelming diseases relatedto overweight and obesity. Significant achievements were obtained by considering differentcomorbidities with respect to which the topic can be easily summarized to some extent.