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Volume 8
Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology
Pathology Summit 2018
July 02-03, 2018
July 02-03, 2018 Bangkok, Thailand
15
th
Global Experts Meeting on
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Study of risk factors for chronic diseases among specially challenged people
Fariha Kauser
1
, Anshoo Agarwal
2
and Madiha Younas
3
1
University of Dundee, UK
2
Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia
3
Riphah International University, Pakistan
Introduction:
Our community has been very supportive in making the life of specially challenged people better, but today
we are facing another health complication among them, which is obesity. Obesity has become one of the major risk factors
for chronic diseases later in life. It is a reversible predisposing factor for several debilitating diseases including atherosclerosis,
hypertension and diabetes mellitus. So our main goal is to raise awareness among the special care centers and to educate the
parents and teachers about the risks of obesity and associated disorders and measures to be taken to improve their lifestyle and
prevent the complications which may occur in the future in such individuals.
Aims:
Determination of risk factors by assessing the prevalence of obesity, overweight, central obesity, their associated factors
and other diseases in specially challenged children and to educate the parents and care takers about the risk of among them.
Materials &Methods:
The study was done in the Special Care Centre in UAE, Abu Dhabi, Ras al-Khaimah and Islamabad and
is based on a pre-structured questionnaire comprising the lifestyle data, in particular, age, sex, ethinicity, medical condition,
diet, socio economic status, education level, family history of obesity and frequency of physical activity in specially challenged
people. Variables including height, weight, height/weight ratio, waist circumference, calculation of BMI were also determined
as a requirement to study obesity among them. Diagnosis of obesity and central obesity was confirmed by the WHO standard
recommended method by determining of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC).
Results & Discussion:
We established the percentage of specially challenged people who are obese, overweight, have
central obesity and are at risk. The study provided information about the changes in lifestyle which are required to avoid the
complications and reducing the prevalence of obesity among the specially challenged people. It also helped in educating the
parents and care takers of these people regarding risk of cardiovascular disorders and the diseases associated with obesity.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of obesity was high indicating that these individuals are prone to chronic diseases in the future,
if not intervened at early stages. There is a need to educate the parents and care takers of these people. More health programs
should be introduced among these centers to fight the prevalence of obesity and make the health care providers aware of the
danger of obesity among them.
Biography
Fariha Kauser has received her Bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery from Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, UAE and Diploma in Medical
Education, University of Dundee, Scotland.
drfariha06@yahoo.co.ukFariha Kauser et al., J Clin Exp Pathol 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0681-C2-049