Abstract
Obesity has been considered a complex and multifactorial disease that has almost affected one-third of the total world’s population. The present trend related to obesity has revealed that nearly 38% of the adults of the world’s population will suffer from the issues of being overweight by the year 2030. As per the ICMR-India study in the year 2015, the prevalence rate of obesity in India varies between 11.8% to 31.3%. The risk of cardiovascular diseases is prevalent around the world, and estimated CVD cases in the year 2015 were approximately 422.7 million, causing 17.6 million deaths (32%of global deaths) as per WHO statistics in 2016. The Indian health data of 2017 has revealed that 25.27% of the population have suffered mortality rate due to the occurrence of CVD in India. Hence, the implementation of health programs for identifying the community risk factors for preventing these diseases has evolved.
Highlights
University of Calcutta Abstract- Obesity has been considered a complex and multifactorial disease that has almost affected one-third of the total world’s population
As per the ICMR-India study in the year 2015, In today’s era, the majority of the population is suffering from a double health burden of diseases, which mainly occurs due to infection and nutrition along with the occurrence of chronic non-communicable the prevalence rate of obesity in India varies between 11.8% to 31.3%
The present study deals with the analysis comparing the prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) risk assessment among the Bengali Hindu caste population and the tribals of Birbhum district of West Bengal
Summary
Corresponding Author α: Research Scholar, University of Calcutta; involves insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidaemia Medical Officer, CK Birla Hospitals; Harvard Medical School, Post among adults and children The studies have revealed that the measurement modernization and developmental activities at a larger of the abdominal circumference of above 102 cm scale have brought changes in the lifestyle, among men and above 88cm among women has been occupational patterns, and dietary habits of the people considered as central obesity, which leads to the dwelling in the rural sectors of India, mainly the tribal development of increased cardiovascular risks This has evolved as considerable health al., 2004). To compare the prevalence of obesity and CVD risk caste population and Birbhum tribal population of assessment among the Bengali Hindu caste
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