Central Obesity
Obesity and hypertension: A study among Nepali-speaking adult male tea workers of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
By: SIDDHARTH CHHETRI, ARINDAM BISWAS, ARGINA KHATUN – This study investigates the prevalence of obesity and hypertension among adult male tea estate workers from Pussimbang and Tongsong Tea Estates in Darjeeling, West Bengal. It focuses on the relationship between central obesity and hypertension. A sample of 284 healthy male participants, aged 18 to 59 years,…
Co-existence of Under-nutrition and Central Obesity among Adult Juangs of Keonjhar District in Odisha, India
By: BINOY KUMAR KUITI, SUBHENDU ACHARYA, KANHU CHARAN SATAPATHY, DILLIP KUMAR BARIK, PRASANNA KUMAR PATRA – Objective: The population in India still faces the burden of undernutrition and non-communicable diseases, and the prevalence of undernutrition and obesity is gradually increasing. The discourse regarding the dual burden of undernutrition and central obesity has not yet been…
Neck circumference as an alternative measure of central obesity among pre-hypertensive adults
By: SUSMITA ROY, SHREYASI ROY, JAYDIP SEN – There is a dearth of cut-offs of neck circumference (NC) to define central obesity among pre-hypertensive adults. Primary aim is to find the association of NC and waist circumference (WC) among pre-hypertensive adults and to find optimal cut-offs of NC to predict central obesity among pre-hypertensive adults.…