Burden of XXXX in essential @entity101 : pattern and prevalence.

@entity1 @entity712 @entity101 @entity28 @entity740 @entity102 @entity454
Obesity continues to be an epidemic worldwide. There also continues to be a relationship between @entity28 and @entity101 both causal and consequentially. The study aims at determining the prevalence and pattern of overweight and @entity28 among our @entity1 being managed for essential @entity101 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was a cross sectional study. Consecutive @entity1 diagnosed with essential @entity101 were recruited from two university teaching hospitals in the South West of Nigeria. Demographic data such as age, gender, weight and height were obtained from @entity1 at recruitment. @entity1 with @entity712 , secondary @entity101 , @entity740 , and other @entity102 were excluded. Pregnant @entity1 were also excluded. Obesity was defined according to WHO classification. Statistical analysis was done by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 11.0. RESULTS: One thousand one hundred and two (1102) consecutive @entity101 @entity1 were recruited. Two hundred and eighty six (286) were dropped due to evidence of overt @entity454 and others (188). There were (420) males (51.5%) and 396 females (48.5%), mean age 54.97 (  13.14) years. (Range 10-91). 7.6% (62) were underweight (36 males, 26 Females): 260 (31.9%) were overweight, consisting of 148 males and 112 females: 135 (16.5%) had mild @entity28 consisting of 48 males and 87 females: 43(5.3%) had moderate @entity28 with 15 males and 28 females while 30(3.7%) had severe @entity28 (consisting of 22 females). CONCLUSION: About two thirds of the @entity101 @entity1 seen in two teaching hospitals in the South West of Nigeria in this study were either overweight or @entity28 . Therefore lifestyle modification geared toward weight reduction should be emphasized in these @entity1 .
