Etiopathological and Survey Study of Sthaulya Roga w.s.r. to Hypothyroidism : A Questionnaire Based Survey
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Obesity is one of the primary lifestyle disorders which leads to risk the various cardiovascular disease. In Ayurveda obesity has been described by the term Sthaulya Roga. In modern era hypothyroidism is associated with obesity. In India, prevalence of hypothyroidism in obese individual is 11.6%. Here in this survey study, questionnaire based on Nidana (etiology), Roopa (symptoms) of Sthaulya Roga according to Ayurveda and questionnaire based on symptoms of hypothyroidism has been made to bring out the relation between Sthaulya Roga and hypothyroidism which has been calculated by percentage. The method of study, result analysis, discussion and observation of the survey study has been presented. Such study will help to treat hypothyroidism based obesity by Ayurvedic therapy.
Authors: Bhumika Dewangan, Sanjay Shukla, Rupendra Chandrakar
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407089647