Prevalence of health hazards related to obesity among business community of Sukkur City

Aim: to evaluate the health hazards in the business community of sukkur city methods: this study was conducted in eight markets of sukkur city from may 2008 to october 2008. it was designed to determine association between obesity and different diseases among the business community of sukkur. 174 male subjects from eight different markets were evaluated for body mass index and knowledge regarding comorbidities of obesity. results: seven (2%) cases were >109 kg which is highest weight and 25 (14.4%) were between 44 to 56 kg which was lowest weight. there are 8 (4.6%) subjects bmi between 15.4-18.4 which is underweight,71 (40.8%) between 18.5-24.9 bmi are normal weight,64 (36.8%) between 25 to 29.9 bmi are overweight and 8 (3.51%) between 30-40 bmi which are obese. only 1.7%of obese people knew about their diabetes status and only 5.8% knew about their hypertension status. conclusion: around one third of population in sukkur city was recorded with obesity and has minimal knowledge regarding its comorbidities which is a cause of concern.