Covariates of Stress and BMI in males of Uttarakhand, India
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Abstract: Stress and Body Mass Index (BMI) have grave psychophysiological impacts, some of which are reported to be either more or specifically in males, like, hypertension, male infertility, etc. Hence, it is necessary to explore the influence of variables on stress and BMI in males. The present study was conducted with the objective of assessing the effect of identified variables on stress and BMI status in males of Uttarakhand. A sample of 57 males was randomly taken from five areas of Uttarakhand. Tools employed were PSSI-sss and self made questionnaire. Anthropometric details were also collected. Influence of the socio-demographic variables was revealed in the results. Further studies in this arena having large sample size are required. Keywords: Socio-demographic variable, males, BMI, stress & Uttarakhand
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Anju T. Bisht, Vallari T. Kukreti
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