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Nilupher1, Meenal Dhall1, Satwanti Kapoor1
1Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
Objectives:
This study aims to find out the association of lifestyle with adiposity markers among the patients with diabetes.
Materials And Methods:
200 diabetic participants of both sexes were enrolled in the present study. Age group of the participants ranged from 20 years to 45 years. A cross sectional study was conducted for the present study. Data was collected from Imphal East district and Thoubal district of Manipur.
Observations:
The study reported maximum percentage of overweight BMI among diabetic females as compared to diabetic males. Spending long hours at work place was positively associated with body mass index among diabetic participants.
Conclusions:
This study informs the need of physical activity for those individuals who were physically inactive and had diabetes, as increasing BMI may lead to other non-communicable diseases.
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