Kharodi, ChetanGoel, ArchanaPuri, NidhiSingh, Surjit2020-09-242020-09-242019-03Kharodi Chetan, Goel Archana, Puri Nidhi, Singh Surjit. Correlation of Body Mass Index with Pulmonary Function Tests in North Indian Females. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Mar; 6(3): c10-c122393-915X2454-7379http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202230Introduction: Obesity is becoming one of the serious publichealth problems of modern world with rapidly changinglifestyles involving consumption of high calorie foods withdecreased physical activities. Spirometery is the initialscreening tool for pulmonary diseases. The aim of this studywas to evaluate the prevalence of deranged BMI, pulmonaryfunction tests and correlation between BMI and pulmonaryfunction test.Material and methods: This study was done on 300 femalesubjects in the age group of 18-25 years including 150 fromrural area and 150 from urban area of North Indian populations.Various anthropometric measurements (height, weight) weretaken. BMI was calculated. Parameters of pulmonary functiontests such as FVC, FEV1,FEV1/FVC,FEF25-75%,PEFR weremeasured by spirometer.Results: The mean value of BMI in rural and urban populationis (23.33±4.75) and (22.55±4.57) respectively. On comparingPulmonary function parameters of both the population, allthe parameters were significantly higher in urban populationexcept FEV1/FVC.Conclusion: Prevalence of deranged BMI was significantlyhigher in rural population. Negative correlation found betweenBMI with Pulmonary function tests in both population exceptFEV1 and FVC which showed positive correlation in urbanpopulation.Body Mass Index (BMI)Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)SpirometeryJournal ArticleIndiaLecturer, Department of Anatomy, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib, Himachal PradeshAssociate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Adesh Medical College and Hospital Mohri, Distt, Kurukshetra, HaryanaProfessor and Head of the Department, Department of Anatomy, YS Parmar Government Medical College, Nahan, Himachal PradeshEx Professor Department of Physiology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India