American Journal of PharmTech Research AJPTR 2249-3387 undefined AJPTR013022 FACTORS AFFECTING OBESITY IN MODERNIZED RURAL HIMACHAL Sharma Dharmesh Chauhan Madhu Chauhan Ruchika Duvey BrijeshKumar Singh Yashwant Soni Pankaj Department of Pharmacology, Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar Department of Chemistry, Manav Bharti University, Solan Department of Biotechnology, Manav Bharti University, Solan Department of Pharmacology, Manav Bharti University, Solan Department of Engineering, Manav Bharti University, Solan Department of Anatomy, Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar 10 01 2011 1 3

  This community based study assessed the prevalence of obesity and associated factors among age group between 16 to 75 years. The obese and overweight subjects were from age group from 31 to 45 year which was 42.42% and 28.78% respectively and most of them were in sedentary jobs. Obese and overweight dipsomaniac smokers were from the age group46-60 year which was 90%. Prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among overweight elderly was observed in this study. Key words: Obesity, Overweight, Dipsomaniac, Hypertension, Diabetes

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