Between Body Mass Index And Blood Pressure: Study Among Medical Students In West Bengal
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 7
Abstract
The awareness that adult hypertension has its origin in childhood has raised interest on screening for elevated blood pressure (BP) in adolescent. Blood pressure is found to be increased among population having high BMI. Both are risk factors for many noncommunicable diseases like ischemic heart disease (IHD), cardiovascular disease (CVA), diabetes mellitus (DM) and certain cancers which lead to morbidity and mortality of the patients. The objective of the study was to establish relationship between Blood pressure and BMI among medical students of West Bengal. Total 99 students of 1st year MBBS students having age between 17-24 years were selected using random sampling method. Written consent of all the students was obtained. Parameters used in the study were height, weight, Body mass index (BMI), Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure. Height and weight were measured using Stadiometer and weighing scale respectively. BP was recorded by Mercury Sphygmomanometer. BMI was calculated by Height and Weight. Almost 26% of participants had BMI ≥25 kg/m2 i.e. either overweight or obese. Major participants of this group had either systolic or diastolic or both types of hypertension. Odds ratio (5.381) showed that overweight and obese subjects are more likely to have hypertension than those with normal BMI. There was a significant positive correlation between BMI and both systolic and Diastolic Blood pressure. Hence, an increase in BMI positively influences BP among adolescent population.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Md. Sadique Mallick, Dr. Gautam Chaudhuri, Dr. Sumanta Banerjee, Dr. Sharmistha Ghoshal
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