Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and it’s associated risk factors in a rural population in Kano, northwestern Nigeria.Materials and methods: Thousand and twenty four men and women aged 18 years and above, who reside in Kumbotso ward in Kano, northwestern Nigeria were enrolled into the study using a multistage random sampling technique over a 5 months period (November 2014–April 2015). Anthropometric indices, heig...