Correlation of Hemoglobin Level and Body Mass Index in Otherwise Healthy Young Adults
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract:Nutritional anaemia is prevalent in the developing country like India especially among women. Adolescence is considered as a nutritionally critical period of life which is more susceptible for developing anaemia.To determine the association between haemoglobin (Hb) concentration and body mass index (BMI). Two hundred and fifty otherwise healthy young medical students of both sexes were taken as sample. Height was measured by portable stadiometer to nearest 0.1cm and weight was measured by digital weighing scale with 0.1kg sensitivity. Haemoglobin was estimated in gm% by Sahli’s acid haematin method. Data was presented in mean and standard deviation. Unpaired t-test and Pearson correlation was carried out in Microsoft Excel. Thirty-two percent girls and no boys found anaemic. There was no correlation between Hb concentration and BMI in both male and female student. Anaemia is also prevalent in literate medical students who are aware about health and disease. BMI showed insignificant correlation with haemoglobin level. Keywords:Anemia, Body mass index, Haemoglobin, Medical student
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Minati Patnaik, Bibhupada Mahapatra
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