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THE STATUS OF OBESITY IN SELECTED AREAS OF COASTAL GUYANA
Jagessar*, R.C, McFarlane, D, Parshram, S, Gaime, R, Holidar, A
ABSTRACT
This paper investigates the status of obesity in Guyana in Region 2, 3, 4 and 10 of Guyana. The status of obesity in Guyana in Region 2, 3 ,4 and 10 was evaluated via an inspection of the calculated BMI of selected persons within age groups of (15-20), (25-35), (40-50) and (55-70). Only for Age Group, (40-50) in Regions 4 and 10, the BMIS were greater than 30.00, indicating obesity for the two age groups. The highest BMI of 33.56 was obtained for Age Group (40-50), for Region 4, whereas the lowest BMI of 22.5 was obtained for Age Group (55-70) in Region 4. For region 2, Age Group (25-35), (40-50) and (55-70) were found to be overweight. For region 3, Age Group (40-50) was found to be overweight, whereas for region 4 and region 10, Age Keywords: Status, Regions, Obesity, Age Group, BMI. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |