CORRELATION OF RESTING HEART RATE WITH GENERAL AND VISCERAL OBESITY INDICES IN YOUNG MALE ADULT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN
Journal Title: International Journal of Basic and Applied Physiology - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Abdominal adiposity is suggested to be more closely associated with CVD risk and has been highlighted as a growing problem particularly in countries of Asia-Pacific region where individuals may exhibit a relatively normal BMI (<25 kg/m2) but have a disproportionately large waist circumference. Our objective is to compare body mass index(BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), waist stature ratio(WSR) and Body Fat% (BF%) as indices of obesity and assess the respective association with Resting Heart Rate (RHR). Method: A cross sectional descriptive study was made on 200 individual. Anthropometric measure was obtained and indices of general obesity BMI and indices of visceral obesity WC, WHR, WSR, BF %, Fat Free Mass (FFM) were calculated. RHR in standing and supine position were obtained by ECG. Pearson’s correlation (r) between obesity indices and resting heart rate in normal weight and obese were calculated. Result: Multiple regression method was applied to find the effect of BMI, WC, WHR, WSR and FFM on RHR. Result shows that in obese group only WC is significant contributor for RHR (supine and standing), while FFM also significantly contribute for RHR (supine) Conclusion: It is worthwhile to mention that the stronger correlation of WC, compared to that with BMI has led to the suggestion that WC should be used as an index of abdominal obesity and may be more sensitive in the assessment of disease risk than BMI alone in the population of Western Rajasthan adult males
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Madhurima Maheshwari, Raghuveer Choudhary, N. D. Soni, Jayant Kumar, Nishu Mittal
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