PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF OBESITY AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS OF DISTRICT PESHAWAR
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https://doi.org/10.17720/bp8t8e28Keywords:
Obesity, Female, BMI, age, weight, heightAbstract
The study investigated obesity levels among female teachers in the Peshawar district, analyzing data from 334 married and unmarried participants. It assessed various demographic factors, including educational qualifications, family structure, age, weight, height, and BMI. The findings revealed significant associations between BMI and several factors for married female teachers, such as the frequency of consuming bakery items, eating habits, fast food consumption, sleeping hours, lunch facilities, dinner times, physical activity, and the intake of fizzy drinks. In contrast, no significant links were found between BMI and vegetable or carbohydrate consumption. To quantify the impact of these factors on BMI, an ordinal logistic regression model was utilized. The results indicated that age, weight, fizzy drink consumption, weekly beef intake, fast food consumption, normal sleep duration, and height significantly affected the BMI of female teachers. These insights underscore the importance of addressing dietary and lifestyle factors to combat obesity within this population and highlight the need for targeted health interventions and educational programs to promote healthier living among female educators.
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