Endocrine Abstracts

We studies the correlation between levels of educational attainment and the prevalence of obesity, as well as the effectiveness of its treatment surveying 200 patients of the Khorezm endocrinology dispensary in Urgench, Uzbekistan in March-October 2022. Lowest prevalence of obesity is, unsurprisingly, observed among the group with the highest educational attainment – in this group pre-obesity and 1st degree obesity prevail. Noteworthy, however, is a trend towards higher obesity among the educators and medics in that group, presumably due to the spread of IT technologies in Uzbekistani healthcare and educational facilities and its contribution to sedentary workplace. Professions typically associated with high levels of physical activity registered lowest levels of obesity prevalence – notably construction workers with only 0.09%. Among the professions cited obesity was most prevalent (78%) among drivers, with cooks (72%) and entertainers (67%) following them. Among state officials and public employees, a decrease in obesity prevalence could be registered, while the unemployed did not exhibit any significant trend. For the latter, given the predominance of housewives among the unemployed of Uzbekistan and given that they typically are not university graduates, one could extrapolate a trend towards obesity also in that group.