20. Assessment of the Body Mass Index of Medical Students of Bannu Medical College, Bannu-KPK Pakistan
Abdul Razaq1, Shabir Hussain2, Naseeb ur Rehman1, Bakht Jehan3, Aden Razaq4 and Wasim Ahmad5
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To determine body mass index of the medical students of Bannu medical College & measure the rate of various categories of body mass index.
Study Design: Transverse study based on questionnaire.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Bannu Medical College Bannu from Jan 2018 to June 2018.
Materials and Methods: The weight of the body and height was calculated and the measurement of BMI carried out with the help of formula of weight divided by the square of height. The definition of fatness & overweight placed according to the international criteria of body mass index cutoffs defined by World Health Organization.
Results: The total frequency of the underweight students was about thirty percent out of which more than nine percent were in the group of strictly underweight with a BMI of less than 16.5. In obese group, the frequency was eight percent. The rate of the students lying in fat class 1, 2 & 3 was 2.7%, 0.6% and zero percent accordingly. The result showed that more females were underweight in contrast with the male students. In obese groups, there was an eminence of the males. A pure association was present between the concept of fatness in parents & fat students of the college.
Conclusion: This case study concluded that underweight persons particularly females should be thought a severe abnormality of health and this issues requires to be tackled.
Key Words: Adiponectin, Fatness, Hypertension, Adolescent, Menses, frequency, rate.
Citation of articles: Razaq A, Hussain S, Rehman N, Jehan B, Razaq A, Wasim Ahmad. Assessment of the Body Mass Index of Medical Students of Bannu Medical College, Bannu-KPK Pakistan. Med Forum 2019;30(2):78-81.