Open AccessDiscriminating Bangladeshi Adults by Simultaneous Prevalence of Obesity and Diabetes
Author(s) -
KC Bhuyan,
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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
series of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2768-413X
DOI - 10.54178/jsedmv2i2001
Subject(s) - obesity , marital status , socioeconomic status , medicine , diabetes mellitus , demography , odds ratio , gerontology , environmental health , endocrinology , population , sociology
The present analysis was to identify the socioeconomic factors responsible for prevalence of obesity and diabetes simultaneously among adults of 18 years and above residing in both urban and rural localities of Bangladesh. Accordingly, information was collected from 960 adults by some doctors and nurses from and nearby their working places. Among the investigated adults, 66.9% were diabetic patients and 20.2% of them were obese. In the sample, total obese adults were 29.3%. Obesity and diabetes were significantly associated. Prevalence of obesity and diabetes were significantly associated with age, marital status and utilization of time. Income was the most responsible factor for this simultaneous health hazard followed by expenditure, physical activity, marital status, religion and occupation. This conclusion was drawn from the results of odds ratio and discriminant analysis.