Sedentary Behavior and Prevalence of Obesity among Nepalese Middle Aged Adults
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Sedentary Behavior and Prevalence of Obesity among Nepalese Middle Aged Adults
Sedentary behaviour and obesity is a major risk factor of non-communicable diseases among adult population. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was used to identify the sedentary behaviour and prevalence of obesity among Nepalese middle aged adults. Nonprobability purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of 72 middle aged adults of Ward No. 25 of Kathmandu Metropolitan ...
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عنوان ژورنال: MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2574-8130
DOI: 10.15406/mojgg.2017.01.00023