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PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND HAND GRIP STRENGTH
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Overweight, Obesity, University employees, Anthropometric measurements, Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR), Hand Grip Strength (HGS), Central obesity, Sedentary lifestyle, Workplace wellness.
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The escalating prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide poses a major public health challenge, especially in sedentary working populations such as university staff. The aim of our study was to evaluate the burden of overweight/obesity among university employees and to investigate the relationship between overweight/obesity and established anthropometric parameters as well as Hand Grip Strength (HGS).Cross-sectional observational study of 83 university employees in Bengaluru, India. Anthropometric parameters such as Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) and HGS were recorded through standard procedures. Data were analyzed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their correlation with these physical indicators.The study observed that 55.4% participants were either overweight 39.8% or obese 15.7%. Obese/overweight individuals had significantly more WC, WHR and WHtR compared to normal BMI (p < 0.001) , with an increased risk for central obesity. The WHtR was the best predictor and all the overweight and obese subjects went over the high-risk cut-off. But, the difference in HGS based on BMI groups was not significant (p = 0.808). BMI showed strong positive correlation with WC (r = 0.820), WHtR (r = 0.836) and hip circumference (r = 0.789), but weak and negative with HGS (r = -0.121).More than half of the university workers in the study were overweight or obese, and core measures of obesity showed higher correlations with BMI than did hand grip strength. These results highlight the necessity of regular health exams that focus on abdominal obesity and focused workplace wellness initiatives. For academic institutions to support comprehensive health strategies, more research should take into account lifestyle factors and broader physical fitness parameters.
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Dr. Shirsha S, Dr.Sriraghunath S, Dr. Nidhi B Iyer, Dr. Chaitrali Kulkarni, & Dr. Sasanka Sekhar Pradhan (August-2025). PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND HAND GRIP STRENGTH. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 10(8), c230-c236. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2508234.pdf
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Volume 10 Issue 8, August-2025
Pages : c230-c236
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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_309037
Published Paper Id: IJNRD2508234
Research Area: Humanities All
Author Type: Indian Author
Country: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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