OBESITY INDICATORS AND CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS IN OBESE AND NON-OBESE SUBJECTS

Authors

  • Muhammad Abdul Azeem United Medical & Dental College, Karachi
  • Rabia Siddiqui Department of Physiology, Bahria University Medical & Dental College
  • Noor un nisa Dewan Medical and Dental College
  • Nudrat Khan Dewan Medical and Dental College
  • Muhammad Younus Jamal Siddiqui Dewan Medical and Dental College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v9i1.322

Keywords:

Obesity, Anthropometric, Pearson’s correlation, cardiovascular diseases

Abstract

Background: Sedentary life style and faulty dietary habits result in obesity. Although, extensive studies are available on the effects of obesity on anthropometric (ANPP) and cardiovascular parameters (CVP) their statistical correlations between obese and non-obese persons are very few. This study was aimed to find the correlation between different ANPP and CVP with BMI and their correlation in obese and non-obese individuals. Methods: This cross-sectional data obtained from 30 non-obese and 30 obese individuals (age 21–60 year) was used to determine the Pearson’s correlation of BMI with ANPP such as height, weight, Triceps Skin Girth (TSG), waist circumference (WC), and CVP such as pulse rate (PR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and pulse pressure (PP). Results: Significantly greater mean values were found for weight, BMI, TSG and WC in obese group except for height, in order of Height>Weight>WC>TSG for correlation with BMI. Significantly higher mean values found for SBP, DBP, MAP and PP in obese except for PR being non-significantly different between two groups. The CVP fell in order of PR>MAP>DBP>SBP> PP for correlation with BMI. This correlation was positive for all the parameters except for height (both obese and non-obese), TSG and PP (only non-obese) being negatively correlated with BMI. Conclusion: On the basis of the order determined for ANPP and CVP, the short height and higher PR have better correlation in obese group representing the best indicators of obesity, involving greater risk for cardiovascular diseases.

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30-06-2013

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Azeem MA, Siddiqui R, nisa N un, Khan N, Jamal Siddiqui MY. OBESITY INDICATORS AND CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS IN OBESE AND NON-OBESE SUBJECTS. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2013 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];9(1):20-5. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/322

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