title: Prevalence of overweight and obesity in young adults aged 20-40 years in North India (Kashmir Valley).
abstract: We conducted a survey to know the prevalence of diabetes and obesity in young-adult (20-40 years) men and non-pregnant-women in Kashmir Valley (India); prevalence of latter is presented here. The age-adjusted prevalence of overweight-obesity was 16.3% and that of obesity 5.1%; the relationship of overweight-obesity with glucose intolerance is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir 190011, India.
authors.forename: Shariq Rashid
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Masoodi
authors.forename: Abdul Ahad
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Arshad Iqbal
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Mir Iftikhar
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: Bashir Ahmad
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Laway
authors.forename: Abdul Hamid
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Zargar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult