Effect of gender on correlation of anaemia with body mass index in medical students.
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2011-10
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: Nutritional anemia exists globally and cuts across all the sections
of the population. Adolescent being formative years in life are more
susceptible to nutritional anemia. Considerable changes in growth pattern,
lifestyle, dietary habits & behavior are likely to influence the hemoglobin
levels among male and females of high income group. Study was done to
assess the level of anemia among medical students and it’s relation to Body
mass index (BMI) among medical students.
200 healthy medical students at the Himalayan Institute of Medical
Sciences belonging to both the sexes were taken in the study. Following
consent anthropometry was conducted using standard protocol. Body Mass
Index of >/= 18.5 kg/m2 is used to define undernutrition. Hemoglobin was
estimated in gram %. Statistical analyses was done using mean .Standard
deviation, Student’s t test, and was studied for effect of gender on correlation
of anemia with BMI.
8% of the students of MBBS were found to be anemic (Hb <12 g%) with
none of the boys having hemoglobin <12 g% .15.5% under nutrition was
observed in the medical students with (25.75%) of girls having a BMI of
<18.5 kg/m2. A negative association of hemoglobin was found with nutritional
status (BMI) (r = –0.59; P = 0.24) in over weight and obese females students.
Nutritional anemia and under nutrition exist among female medical
students who are literate, and have free access to the nutritive diet in a
good healthy environment.
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body mass index (BMI), anemia, height, urban, weight
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Saxena Yogesh, Shrivastava Abha, Saxena Vartika. Effect of gender on correlation of anaemia with body mass index in medical students. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2011 Oct-Dec; 55(4): 364-369.