Abstract: Being a mother is one of the most important phase of any women’s life which she cherishes for life. This time is associated with rapid weight gain, which is generally lost with time but many could retain it and hence could move towards being overweight or finally obese. The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of abdominal obesity post delivery in women of Haryana, India. Methods: This was a comparative study with 102 women, 51 from rural and 51 from urban areas of Hisar, Haryana. Measures for their height, weight, BMI and central obesity markers i.e. waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) and waist to hip ratio (W/H) were taken. Results: Women in rural areas had an average BMI of 21.54 kg/m2 while in urban areas it was 24.18 kg/m2 for women. Average waist circumference was 76.50 cm for rural and 82.07 cm for the urban women. The average W/H measures for urban areas were 0.87 whereas for rural areas it was 0.85. Conclusion: The results showed that women in urban areas had more BMI and central obesity post pregnancy as compared to their age matched rural counterparts post delivery.
Keywords: central obesity, BMI, post pregnancy, waist circumference, hip circumference.
Title: Prevalence of Abdominal Obesity after Delivery in Urban and Rural Women of Haryana, India
Author: Alka Pawalia, Pawan Kumar, Vikram Singh Yadav, Shabnam Joshi
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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