Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey

BACKGROUND: Metabolic diseases are a group of disorders characterized by abnormalities in the body’s metabolism. Sedentary lifestyles and lack of regular exercise are key risk factors for metabolic diseases, as they lead to decreased insulin sensitivity and increased obesity. The study aimed to find...

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Main Authors: D Madhurima, J. C. Helen Shaji, M Hemamalini
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Education and Health Promotion
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_936_24
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description BACKGROUND: Metabolic diseases are a group of disorders characterized by abnormalities in the body’s metabolism. Sedentary lifestyles and lack of regular exercise are key risk factors for metabolic diseases, as they lead to decreased insulin sensitivity and increased obesity. The study aimed to find the prevalence of lifestyle risk factors for metabolic diseases among adult women and to find the association of risk factors with the selected demographic variable at P < 0.001. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional descriptive design was used. A total of 1200 adult women between 20 and 59 years were selected using a nonprobability convenient sampling method. A Standardized WHO STEPS survey tool was used to survey the participants. RESULTS: The present study survey revealed that about 1.08% and 0.42% have habits of tobacco usage and alcohol usage, respectively. A total of 86.08% and 95.25% of the adult women had inadequate fruit and vegetable intake per day in the study. 72.75% of the participants had not followed the recommended physical activity per week. Age and family income are found associated with inadequate fruit intake and occupational and family income is found associated with inadequate vegetable intake of the participants at the 0.001 level of significance. Similarly, age and family income are found associated with decreased physical activity. CONCLUSION: The study has shown the presence of lifestyle risk factors for metabolic diseases among women in the community. The rising burden of chronic diseases can be curtailed with the appropriate health promotional interventions among women.
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spelling doaj-art-fd36e34eea704e0fae9178ef573af8ce2025-08-20T03:10:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312319-64402025-04-0114117517510.4103/jehp.jehp_936_24Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional surveyD MadhurimaJ. C. Helen ShajiM HemamaliniBACKGROUND: Metabolic diseases are a group of disorders characterized by abnormalities in the body’s metabolism. Sedentary lifestyles and lack of regular exercise are key risk factors for metabolic diseases, as they lead to decreased insulin sensitivity and increased obesity. The study aimed to find the prevalence of lifestyle risk factors for metabolic diseases among adult women and to find the association of risk factors with the selected demographic variable at P < 0.001. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional descriptive design was used. A total of 1200 adult women between 20 and 59 years were selected using a nonprobability convenient sampling method. A Standardized WHO STEPS survey tool was used to survey the participants. RESULTS: The present study survey revealed that about 1.08% and 0.42% have habits of tobacco usage and alcohol usage, respectively. A total of 86.08% and 95.25% of the adult women had inadequate fruit and vegetable intake per day in the study. 72.75% of the participants had not followed the recommended physical activity per week. Age and family income are found associated with inadequate fruit intake and occupational and family income is found associated with inadequate vegetable intake of the participants at the 0.001 level of significance. Similarly, age and family income are found associated with decreased physical activity. CONCLUSION: The study has shown the presence of lifestyle risk factors for metabolic diseases among women in the community. The rising burden of chronic diseases can be curtailed with the appropriate health promotional interventions among women.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_936_24adult womenmetabolic diseasesnoncommunicable diseasesrisk factors
spellingShingle D Madhurima
J. C. Helen Shaji
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Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
adult women
metabolic diseases
noncommunicable diseases
risk factors
title Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey
title_full Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey
title_fullStr Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey
title_full_unstemmed Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey
title_short Lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings - A community based cross sectional survey
title_sort lifestyle risk factors of metabolic diseases among adult women in selected community settings a community based cross sectional survey
topic adult women
metabolic diseases
noncommunicable diseases
risk factors
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_936_24
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