Factors affecting on obesity and underweight with outcome among people living in the vicinity of Marzipura, Faisalabad

ABSTRACT

Due to transformation in nutritional status, along with epidemiological and socio demographic changes in developing countries like Pakistan, obesity and underweight coexist in our community. Date about coexistence of obesity [body mass index, BMI >/= 30kg/m[2]] and underweight [BMI >/= 18.5 kg/m[2]] and related factors are lacking in this region of our province. This study will help us to relate different sociodemographic factors with obesity and underweight. To know the prevalence of obesity and underweight by body mass index [BMI] and to investigate the association of obesity and underweight with selected health conditions and socioeconomic differences in this group.Observational retrospective crosssectional study. The record of 1656 individual presented in medical OPD or Independent University Hospital Marzi Pura Faisalabad, during the period of 4 months Mar 2013 to June 2013 was analysed. Age, Sex, Body Weight and height were enter in a structure format sheet. Date was analysed by SPSS Version17. Mean BMI was 24.0 kg/m[2] [SD = 6.2], and was higher for women and decreased with age. Prevalence of obesity was 19.6% and was positively associated with female gender, family income, hypertension, and diabetes and inversely related to physical activity. Underweight affected 15.6% of participants mainly of age group < 25 years and in elderly people, and was higher among women and low-income families. It was negatively associated with hypertension and diabetes and directly associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and >/= 2 hospitalizations in the previous 12 months. Both obesity and underweight were associated with increased morbidity. The association of underweight with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, increased hospitalization, and low family income may reflect illness-related weight loss in all age groups especially