Mahsa Miryan - Nutrition Research Center, Student Research Committee, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran- Nutrition Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nut
Zahra Abbaspoor - PhD in Reproductive Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, Menopause AndropauseResearch Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Reza Amani - PhD in Nutrition, R Nutrition Professor, Food Security Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition,School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mohamad Hossein Haghighi-Zadeh - MSc in statistic, Department of Statistics, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of MedicalSciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Homeira Rashidi - Health Research Institute, Diabetes Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,Ahvaz, Iran
Frozan Sharifipoor - MSc in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University ofMedical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Introduction: Obesity is associated with serious health risks. Increase in prevalence of obesity has become a worldwide major health problem in adults. In this study, we aimed to determine the obesity prevalence and the factors affecting this prevalence in randomly selected volunteers from residents of the city of Ahvaz.Material and methods: This randomized, multi-stage, cluster sampling cross-sectional study is conducted to evaluate the prevalence of obesity and related factors among old urban women that were invited to Health Centers of Ahvaz. Data were collected using demographic information, Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). In this study overweight was considered as a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9 and also, Obesity was considered as (BMI) ≥ 30kg / m².Results: The mean age of participants was 38.9± 8 years old. Totally, 73% were overweight and/or obese. There was no relationship between BMI and Physical activity levels (P > 0.05). Moreover, the mean score of IPAQ was not significantly different between the three groups (Normal, Overweight, Obese) (P > 0.05).Conclusions: Various factors appear to have an effect on the lifestyles of people. Contrary to the results of various studies, the present study showed that the level of physical activity was not significantly related.

Obesity, physical activity, Women