Relationship between obesity and frailty in an old age population of Sindh, Pakistan

• Auteurs principaux: Kainat Faizan (Auteur), Aadil Ameer Ali (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Global Journal of Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - Peertechz Publications, 2021-07-24.
• Sujets: Research Article
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<p>Objective: To identify the Relationship between Obesity and Frailty in an old age Population of Sindh, Pakistan. </p><p>Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted in many different hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan in December 2017. A self-constructed questionnaire was used which includes which includes the demographics, health status of patients, the Body Mass Index (BMI) and to analyze the data acquired, we used SPSS version 23.</p><p>Results: 89.1% (n=339) of the participants belong to age group of 60-65 years and 57.3% (n=216) were male. Moreover, the Majority (n=183, 78.8%) of the participants reported with poor health status. After checking the level of Frailty among the participants, (n=218, 58%) of the participants were found to be frail.</p><p>Conclusion: This Study concluded that there is significant impact of obesity on Frailty, because as the people ages the level of calcium and vitamin D in the bones decreases, bone become fragile and cannot support the increased weight of an individual which leads to weakness and susceptibility to disease.</p>