Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Market Women in Ede Osun State
D. E. Enwerem, A. A. Akinyele, Y. O. Akande, G. D. Abata, A. O. Babalola, M. M. Mosimabale
Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases · pp. 31–34 · Published 13 May 2019
Abstract
The study was carried out to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among market women in Ede, Osun State. A total number of 200 market women were assessed using anthropometric indices. The result revealed the age distribution of the respondent which 16% were within the age range of 18-25 years, 40% within the range of 26-40 years, 44% were above 40 years above, 32% skip meals, furthermore 2.0% were underweight, 40.5% were overweight and 49% were obese while only 8.5% were normal. Conclusively there was a high prevalence of malnutrition among the market women especially obesity and overweight when viewed in terms of their weight/height measurements, therefore, there is the need for Nutrition sensitization and awareness creation for market women to control abnormal weight gain and their complications that result.
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