A Descriptive Study to Assess the Morbidity Pattern among Nurses with Special Reference to Obesity

Background The association between obesity and age, lifestyle choices, and adverse health outcomes are well documented. However, to date the association between these variables has not been studied either in female nurses in Indi. The study was conducted in zonal hospitals of Uttar Pradesh to examine the prevalence of obesity in relation with chronic diseases such as DM, Hypertension, etc. and examine association between obesity parameters, age, blood pressure, lifestyle, and chronic diseases. Method A total of 182 Nurses were surveyed from five 05 zonal hospitals in Uttar Pradesh who were on duty and not pregnant at the time of data collection. Results 20 of the subjects were overweight body mass index 25 29.9kg m2 and 5 were obese 54 of the subjects had central obesity waist circumference 80cm . Obesity and central obesity were significantly associated with age, blood pressure, and chronic diseases. Data did not reveal an inverse relationship between lifestyle and World Health Organization WHO recommended body mass index BMI cutoff points waist circumference WC cutoff points. However, when we adopted WC cutoff points advocated by Mishra et al., 2003, 2006, and 2010 for Asian Indians we found high prevalence of central obesity and inverse relationship with physical activity. A majority of Nurses reported irregular working hours and lack of time, lack of motivation, and lack of facilities to exercise as barriers to their health maintenance behavior. Conclusion Overweight and obesity according to WHO BMI cutoff points was moderately prevalent but, central obesity was highly prevalent in Nurses. Shaili Rastogi "A Descriptive Study to Assess the Morbidity Pattern among Nurses with Special Reference to Obesity" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49543.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/49543/a-descriptive-study-to-assess-the-morbidity-pattern-among-nurses-with-special-reference-to-obesity/shaili-rastogi