A comparison of life style with body mass index (BMI) of loss and more than 25 in individuals between 20-65 years in Shahrekord city

The present study aimed to compare the habits and features of obese (BMI>25) and normal (BM<25) individuals and express a method to ameliorate the life styles using a cross-sectional experiment. Two groups of case (n=110) and control (n=100) subjects were randomly selected. The samples were then divided into two groups (obese and normal), respectively. For each group, BMI was calculated. If the obtained BMI was>25 kg/m2 then it was designated in the case group (obese). Samples with BMI between 20-25 kg/m2 were assigned into the control (normal) group. The Miller-Smith life style questionnaires were used for both groups. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and t-tests. No significant differences were found between the two groups tested in terms of the mean age, gender, level of education, marital status insurance, the length of sleep during 24 h, cigarette smoking and losing job or spouse. However, a significant relation was found in using vegetables, sausage, fried potatoes, enriched breads, low fat milk, low salt, candies and chocolates (P<0.05). The present study suggests that one way to control obesity and prevent diseases is to ameliorate the life styles with education to people.