Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017
CLINICAL PROFILE OF OBESITY IN ELDERLY IN RURAL POPULATION
Dr. Shasidhar G, Dr. Vinodh, Dr. Amar Patil
Abstract :
Introduction: The prevalence of obesity is increasing in the developed as well as developing countries. Central obesity in the elderly population is associated with significant increase in morbidity and mortality.
Aim: To know the obesity pattern and the co–morbid conditions in the elderly obese.
Methods: This is a prospective randomized observational study done in a rural tertiary care center. Patients of both sex who were ≥60 years of age with a BMI of ≥23kg/m 2 were enrolled into the study and their clinical profile was assessed.
Results: Out of the 100 patients studied males were 60 & females were 40.78 were overweight,18 were obese & 4 were morbidly obese. 42% had diabetes,40% had hypertension & Copd,66% had osteoarthris,46% had IHD, 35% had cognitive impairment, 23% had BPH,20% had CKD,12% had stroke,11% had urinary incontinence & 6% had sexual dysfunction.
Conclusion: Obesity is a growing health concern in our country and its prevalence in the elderly is also rising. Though hypertension, diabetes, IHD,COPD & BPH was seen most commonly in the males, Osteoarthritis & urinary incontinence was most commonly seen in females.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr.SHASIDHAR G, Dr. VINODH, Dr. AMAR PATIL, CLINICAL PROFILE OF OBESITY IN ELDERLY IN RURAL POPULATION, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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Dr.SHASIDHAR G, Dr. VINODH, Dr. AMAR PATIL, CLINICAL PROFILE OF OBESITY IN ELDERLY IN RURAL POPULATION, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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