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Workplace Stress, Physical Activity and Eating Behavior and Its Relation to Obesity among Medical and Paramedical Staff

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    1 Family Physician, Al-Najaf Health Directorate, Al-Najaf, Iraq

    2 Family and Community Medicine Department, Medical College, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq

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Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND:
Obesity is   a medical condition in  which  excess  body  fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative  effect on health. Obesity increase the likelihood of various diseases and conditions,  particularly cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis and depression
OBJECTIVE:
To clarify the effect of  work place stress , physical activity and eating behavior as  determinants of obesity.
SUBJECTS AND METHOD:
A cross-sectional study with an analytic element, was conducted  in eight  hospitals and  primary health care  centers in al-Najaf city selected by a convenient  non randomized sampling technique  during the period from 1st of April 2018 through 31  December 2018. The total sample of study was 350 medical and paramedical staff .a self rated questionnaire was filled by participants regarding their work place stress , physical activity and eating behavior, weight and height was measured and BMI was calculated .
RESULT :
the rate of obesity was 10.3% and the rate of overweight was 42.3% . The study show that there is no significant association between workplace stress and eating behavior  with obesity while significant association found between obesity and physical activity
CONCLUSION:
Physical activity has an important role in the prevention of obesity , greater percentage of participants have normal BMI, greater percentage of  participants have controlled eating.  greater percentage of participants have low physical activity.
 

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Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4
October 2021
Page 313-318
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