body mass index
A Systematic Review on Nutritional Status of Women in India: An Outline
By: PRIYANKA, AAFREEN SIDDIQUI, KUNAL KASHYAP, SUBAL DAS, KAUSHIK BOSE – Women’s health and nutrition are of the utmost importance in India, where numerous nutritional programs and policies focus on them. Globally, women are the primary caretakers of their families, and rural women play a crucial role in sustaining their households by ensuring food and…
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Bodo tribal women population of Assam, Northeast India
By: CHUMI DAS, TILUTTOMA BARUAH, NITISH MONDAL – Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and heterogeneousdisorder among women in their reproductive years worldwide. The fact that the determinantsof PCOS have been associated with the nature of the environment, lifestyle factors, andphysical activity suggests that variations could exist in the prevalence in different…
Blood Pressure in Relation to Age, Body Mass Index and Body Surface Area among the Irula Adult Women
By: D.K. ADAK, N. BHARALI, C. MANDAL, T.K. BISWAS, A. MISHRA – Blood pressure (SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure) is positively correlated with cardiac output and vascular resistance is related to height, weight, body surface area (BSA) and body mass index (BMI) in adult women. In the present study, an attempt was…
High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among the Wrestlers of a Folk Wrestling Style in India
By: VIVOTO TSUKRU, DHRUBA KUMAR LIMBU – Naga wrestling is an indigenous wrestling style played by the menfolk of Tenyimi tribes of Nagaland and Manipur. The present study aims to find the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Naga wrestlers, and examine the influence of height, weight, and BMI on performance. For this study, we…
Prevalence of Undernutrition Based on Thinness among Birhors of Korba District, Chhattisgarh, India
By: DHANSAY, SARVENDRA YADAV, A.N. SHARMA – The rising/ escalating problem of malnutrition, commonly envisioned as double burden due to increasing rate of both under-nutrition and obesity in third world including country like India in which high prevalence of undernutrition, which is assess by thinness more precisely. Thus, the present study aims to assess the…
Prevalence of anemia in adolescence girls of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: PRASANTA NANDA, KUMARI DEHUTI, PINKI YADAV, PRIYA CHOUDHARY, PATE JUMSI, TALOM TALOH, RATNA TAYENG – A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among the adolescent girls of Dera Natung Government College Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on 21st September 2019 to understand the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent college students. The study showed that only 19.29%…
Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency among Adult Male Lodhas and Kharias of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. Comparison with other tribal populations of Eastern India
By: MONALI GOSWAMI – Odisha is one of the most backward states in India. Naturally its reflection will be felt in the tribal communities also. There exists scanty information of the prevalence of under-nutrition among the tribal population of Odisha. In view of this, the objective of the present study is to report the anthropometric…
Prevalence of Under-nutrition among the Juangs. A study on a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Odisha, India
By: MONALI GOSWAMI – This study is undertaken to determine the overall prevalence of under-nutrition based on body mass index (BMI) of the Juangs, a vulnerable tribal population of Odisha, India. A total of 414 adult males and 423 adult females (≥18 years) were considered for anthropometric data from fifteen villages under two blocks of…
Prevalence of thinness among 6-12 years rural children of Kharagpur A cross-sectional study in West Bengal, India
By: SUBAL DAS, DEBANITA ADDHYA, FALGUNI CHAKRABARTY – Thinness is one of the biggest problems of children residing in rural or tribal areas in our country then their urban counterparts. Children are in growing age needs more varied nutrient to reach their full growth potential. Any obstruction during this stage leads to impaired physical and…
Appraisal Of Risk Factors For Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Central Indian Population: A Case Control Study
By: LAKSHMI G. RAMA, S.S. BANDYOPADHYAY, L.V.K.S. BHASKAR, MADHUBALA SHARMA, RAGHAVENDRA V. RAO – Diabetes mellitus is characterized by high levels of blood glucose, late onset of disease and associated with serious complications. Genetic and environmental risk factors are known to exist and the importance of elucidating these risk factors in different populations will be…