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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Anthropometric indices and its association with hypertension among young medical students: A 2 year cross-sectional
Swapnil Lahole1, Rajendra Rawekar1, Sunil Kumar1
1Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction:
Obesity, defined on the basis of anthropometric measures is a global epidemic and threatening to healthy population worldwide. A research from China among young adults (20--44 years) recorded six and two times the risk of hypertension (HTN) in individuals who were obese and overweight, respectively, relative to normal weight individuals. This study highlights about anthropometric indices and its association with HTN among young medical students at rural medical college.
Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, 1,000 medical students had been enrolled. Anthropometric indices like body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR), neck circumference (NC) as per South East Asian guidelines were measured in all students.
Results:
Among young medical students, the prevalence of obesity defined by BMI, WC, WHR, and NC was 46.5%, 32.4%, 57.3%, and 8.4%. Among males, there was significant positive correlation of BMI with SBP (P < 0.0001) and DBP (P < 0.0001), whereas WC (P < 0.0001) and WHR (P = 0.012) had positive and significant correlation with SBP but not with DBP. Correlation of NC with SBP and DBP was negative but did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.266 and P = 0.670, respectively). Among females, there was significant positive correlation of BMI with SBP (P < 0.0001) and DBP (P < 0.0001), WC had significant positive correlation with SBP (P < 0.0001,) and DBP (P < 0.0001). Correlation of WHR was significant with DBP (P = 0.002) but not with SBP (P = 0.055).
Conclusion:
The prevalence of HTN in this study was 9.8% in young medical students overall and varies according to anthropometric indices. The prevalence rate varies in males and females depending on the anthropometric measures.
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