Zargar A H, Masoodi S R, Laway B A, Khan A K, Wani A I, Bashir M I, Akhtar S
Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2000 Dec;48(12):1170-4.
Obesity is a health problem in the majority of the developed countries and is emerging as a serious problem in the developing countries. In this study we examined 5083 Kashmiri adults to determine the prevalence of obesity.
In this epidemiological study, after multistage sampling procedure from all the six districts of Kashmir Valley, 5083 Kashmiri adults (males and non-pregnant females of > or = 40 years age) were examined for body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR).
Out of 5083 study subjects, 2496 were males and 2587 were females. BMI ranged between 14.6 to 38.5 kg/m2 in males and between 13.6 to 42.6 kg/m2 in females. BMI in females was comparatively more than that in males (23.88 +/- 3.94 Vs 22.30 +/- 3.11, p < 0.001). WHR ranged between 0.68 to 1.16 in males and between 0.65 to 1.16 in females. Again females had comparatively more WHR than their male counterparts (0.935 +/- 0.055 vs 0.926 +/- 0.055, P < 0.001). According to BMI, the overall prevalence of obesity in the study population was 15.01%; the prevalence of obesity in males was 7.01% and in females 23.69%.
We conclude that obesity is a growing problem even in developing regions like ours. It is more common in females and in urban population.
肥胖在大多数发达国家是一个健康问题，并且在发展中国家正成为一个严重问题。在本研究中，我们对5083名克什米尔成年人进行了检查，以确定肥胖的患病率。
在这项流行病学研究中，通过从克什米尔山谷所有六个区的多阶段抽样程序，对5083名克什米尔成年人（年龄≥40岁的男性和非妊娠女性）进行了体重指数（BMI）和腰臀比（WHR）检查。
在5083名研究对象中，男性2496名，女性2587名。男性的BMI范围在14.6至38.5 kg/m²之间，女性在13.6至42.6 kg/m²之间。女性的BMI相对高于男性（23.88±3.94对22.30±3.11，p<0.001）。男性的WHR范围在0.68至1.16之间，女性在0.65至1.16之间。同样，女性的WHR相对高于男性（0.935±0.055对0.926±0.055，P<0.001）。根据BMI，研究人群中肥胖的总体患病率为15.01%；男性肥胖患病率为7.01%，女性为23.69%。
我们得出结论，即使在我们这样的发展中地区，肥胖也是一个日益严重的问题。它在女性和城市人口中更为常见。
