Association of general obesity and visceral obesity in middle aged women of West India

Study design: A cross-sectional study

Study population : General population .

Study Duration: 6 months (4+2)

Duration of Data collection : 4 months

Sample size: 196 (Raosoft sample size calculator)

Confidence level 95%

Margin of error 5%

Response percentage 5%

Population: 10 Lakhs

Sampling method: convenient sampling

JUSTIFICATION:

Obesity is lifestyle related disorder.

In Middle aged women due to estrogen Support withdrawal, there is adverse body composition change, leading to obesity.

In light of this , we intend to study prevalence of general and visceral obesity and their association with each other in middle aged women from our city.

This study will give prevalence & association of both obesity in middle aged women.

OBJECTIVES:

(1) To estimate WC, HC & WHR of Study participants

(2) To assess body composition by bio-electrical impedance of study participants(3) To determine proportion of participants having general or visceral obesity.

(4) To compare visceral Obesity in groups stratified by general Obesity.

(5) To compare general & Visceral Obesity among groups stratified by menopause and physical activity (self-reported)(SRPA)