Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey.

BACKGROUND

Metabolic diseases are a group of disorders characterized by abnormalities in the body's metabolism. Sedentary lifestyles and lack of regular exercise are key risk factors for metabolic diseases, as they lead to decreased insulin sensitivity and increased obesity. The study aimed to find the prevalence of lifestyle risk factors for metabolic diseases among adult women and to find the association of risk factors with the selected demographic variable at < 0.001.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A community-based cross-sectional descriptive design was used. A total of 1200 adult women between 20 and 59 years were selected using a nonprobability convenient sampling method. A Standardized WHO STEPS survey tool was used to survey the participants.

RESULTS

The present study survey revealed that about 1.08% and 0.42% have habits of tobacco usage and alcohol usage, respectively. A total of 86.08% and 95.25% of the adult women had inadequate fruit and vegetable intake per day in the study. 72.75% of the participants had not followed the recommended physical activity per week. Age and family income are found associated with inadequate fruit intake and occupational and family income is found associated with inadequate vegetable intake of the participants at the 0.001 level of significance. Similarly, age and family income are found associated with decreased physical activity.

CONCLUSION

The study has shown the presence of lifestyle risk factors for metabolic diseases among women in the community. The rising burden of chronic diseases can be curtailed with the appropriate health promotional interventions among women.