Correlation between antrhopometric indicators and blood pressure in adolescents

The objective of the present study was to analyze the correlation between anthropometric indicators and blood pressure of adolescents from Imperatriz, state of Maranhão, Brazil. It is a quantitative cross-sectional study, developed between September and November of 2012 with 218 students. We used a questionnaire to collect data regarding identification, anthropometrics, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Considering blood pressure, we found that 4.6%, 2.4% and 1.3% of the sample were included in the borderline, stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension categories, respectively. Among female participants, body adiposity index and skinfold presented higher mean values than those of their male counterparts. Furthermore, we observed a positive correlation between systolic blood pressure and height (r=0.18), weight (r=0.20) and waist circumference (r=0.17), and a negative correlation between diastolic blood pressure and body adiposity index (r=-0.18). The measures of neck and waist circumference were the only anthropometric measures with positive and simultaneous correlations with systolic blood pressure for both genders.

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KADAR ASAM URAT SERUM DAN KOMPONEN SINDROM METABOLIK

INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND MEDICAL LABORATORY ◽

10.24293/ijcpml.v20i3.469 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 227

Author(s):

MI Diah P ◽

Banundari Rachmawati ◽

Purwanto AP

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Elevated Serum ◽

International Diabetes Federation ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Long Term Study ◽

Student’S T

The incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is significantly increasing. The elevated serum uric acid (SUA) level is correlated with the metabolic risk of cardiovascular. The relationship between SUA levels and components of MetS has been inconsistent. The aim of this study was to know the correlation between SUA level and component of MetS by analyzng. This study was a cross-sectional design conducted on healthy people at the Medical Check Up (MCU) Clinic, Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta from June 2012 until February 2013. MetS was defined according to the 2005 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria. The statistical analysis was done by Student’s T test, Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients. The researchers considered p<0.05 as statistically significant with a 95% confidence interval. A total of 80 healthy subjects, (range 19–57 years) were enrolled into this study. MetS was diagnosed in 40 persons where men (62.5%) were more than women and the non-MetS in women (62.5%) were more than men. In this study, a positive correlation was found between SUA and systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and waist circumference (Pearson r=0.354, 0.495, 0.399, respectively, p<0.05) in women, but not in men. The SUA was positively correlated with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and waist circumference, particularly in women. A long term study is needed to investigate the consequence of increasing the SUA level in metabolic disorders and hormonal influences as well.

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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the Pech district

Archives of Public Health ◽

10.3889/aph.2018.2242 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

Ardita Kerveshi-Sulejmani ◽

Aferdita Selmanaj ◽

Igor Isjanovski ◽

Rozalinda Isjanovska

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome ◽

The World ◽

The Mean

The metabolic syndrome (MS) is the main clinical and public health challenge in the world, in the wake of urbanization, excess energy intake, increased obesity, sedentary lifestyle and habits. MS leads to a 5-fold increase the risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) and 2 times the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next 5 to 10 years. The aim of the research is to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome syndrome in the Pech District according to NCEP ATD III / 2001. Material and methods: Cross sectional study was carried out at the General Hospital in Pec, which represents a regional hospital for the Pec District. A total of 1667 patients from the Pech district were interviewed for a period of one year. Results: In the group, MS was present in 506 patients. In the majority of cases, we found the systolic blood pressure condition ≥ 130 mmHg -99.4%, followed by diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmH-96.4%, elevated triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol / l- 94.7%, waist circumference> 88 cm in women-94.0% , increased glycemia ≥ 6.1mmol / L in 80.0%, waist circumference > 102cm in men-65.5%, HDL values <1.03mmol / L in men - 56.9% and HDL values <1.03mmol / L in females 51.5%. The mean value of systolic blood pressure in patients with MS is 151.1 ± 9.3 mmHg. The average value of diastolic blood pressure in patients with MS is 91.0 ± 4.7 mmHg. The average waist circumference of patients with MC was 103.6 ± 9.2 cm. The mean HDL of patients with MS is 1.1 ± 0.2 mmol / L. The average glycemic value in patients with MS is 6.5 ± 0.6 mmol / Average triglyceride value in patients with MS and is 2.5 ± 0.8 mmol / L. The most common in patients with MS is obesity / obesity - 70.8%, overweight is 27.8%, and 1.4% normal weight is registered. Conclusions: The prevalence of MS in the Pech district is 30.4% and was approximately as in Croatia 34% and Tetovo region with 28.25%, but it was dependent on the population and definitions used. The metabolic syndrome is one of the major public health problems, and a socioeconomic problem around the world and in Kosovo, too.

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Hypertension and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences ◽

10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.4.928 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 90-94

Author(s):

Jehanzeb Akram ◽

Hafiz Raza Rehman ◽

Fahad Muneer ◽

Sarmad Hassan ◽

Rida Fatima ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Weight Status ◽

Mean Value ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

P Values ◽

Mean Values ◽

High Prevalence

Hypertension is a common health issue all over the world. It has been suggested that hypertension leads to diseases of vital organs like, heart, brain, and kidney. Although, hypertension is under the influence of many factors like age, gender, marital status, genetic, social class, educational status, diabetes, lifestyle, and tobacco and alcohol consumption, even so, obesity is considered as a very critical factor. Thus, our study was established with the objective to determine interrelation between hypertension and obesity. This study with cross-sectional design was accomplished among general and regional population of Pak Arab society, Lahore in about 2months from March 2021 to the end of April 2021. People were called up in our study via established criteria. Data was collected by self-designed proforma and WHO classification was applied to classify participants into four WHO classes of weight status. Data analysis was done by applying SPSS version 25. Diverse statistical tests like Chi-square test, independent sample t-test, and One-Way-ANOVA test. were used to evaluate study variables. This study shows overall high prevalence of both hypertension (45.1%) and obesity (30.70%) among study population. Mean values of both blood pressures systolic and diastolic were higher among men (systolic blood pressure = 142.34 mmHg with SD of ±18.03, diastolic blood pressure = 89.93 mmHg with SD of ±1.26), than women (systolic blood pressure = 136.64 mmHg with SD of ±19.95, diastolic blood pressure = 89.65 mmHg with SD of ±8.67) however, these differences were not significant statistically with p-values 0.75 and 0.851 respectively. BMI mean values were higher among women (25.95 with SD of ±3.67) than men (25.76 with SD of ±4.10)), and difference was insignificant statistically (p=0.779). Variation in mean BMI values across four weight statuses (For Underweight BMI mean value = 17.86 with SD of ±0.38, for normal weight BMI mean value=21.18 with SD of ±1.36, for overweight BMI mean value =25.48 with SD of ±1.10, for obese BMI mean value= 30.47 with SD of ±0.77) was significant(p=0.0003). Difference in BMI mean values was also significant between hypertensive (BMI=27.68 with SD of ±3.28) and normotensive people (BMI= 24.39 with SD of ±3.62) with p-value of 0.0001. Variations in mean values of both systolic (underweight=127.57mmHg with SD of ±10.67, normal weight=126.89mmHg with SD of ±9.63, over weight=135.52mmHg with SD of ±17.46, obese=152.6mmHg with SD of ±19.74) and diastolic blood (underweight= 81.71mmHg with SD of ±7.29, normal weight=83.21mmHg with SD of ±4.68, over weight=89.39 mmHg with SD of ±7.57 , obese = 95.40 mmHg with SD of ±9.75) pressures across four statuses were significant with p values 0.004 and 0.0001 respectively. Gender was associated with weight status significantly (p=0.040); however, gender was not associated with hypertension (p=0.072) Most importantly, obesity and hypertension were associated significantly(p=0.0003) In summary, our study shows high prevalence of hypertension and obesity among enrolled population. Hypertension incidence goes up with increase in the weight. Hypertension incidence was higher among men than women whereas, obesity was higher among women than men. Thus, we can by controlling obesity we would be able to manage hypertension.

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Hubungan Lingkar Perut dan Lingkar Pinggul dengan Tekanan Darah pada Pegawai Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado

Jurnal e-Biomedik ◽

10.35790/ebm.7.1.2019.22218 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Maria M. Erro

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Abdominal Circumference ◽

Hip Circumference ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

The Relationship ◽

Direct Blood Pressure

Abstract: Increased abdominal circumference and hip circumference will potentially increase blood pressure. Blood pressure can be used as an indicator to assess the cardiovascular system. This study was aimed to determine the relationship between waist circumference as well as hip circumference and blood pressure among employees at Faculty of medicine Sam Ratulangi University Manado. This was an analytical study with a cross sectional design. Samples were obtained by using the accidental sampling method. Measurements of abdominal circumference, hip circumference and direct blood pressure were performed on all subjects. Data were analysed univariately and bivariately using the Pearson test. The results showed that there were 30 employees as subjects consisted of 17 males and 13 females. The mean of abdominal circumference and hip circumference in males and females were 80.03 ± 11.14 cm and 83.76 ± 12.61 cm consecutively. There were 33.3% of the employees that had high blood pressure (hypertension). In male employees, there was a moderate significant correlation between hip circumference and diastolic blood pressure (r=0.48; P=0.004) meanwhile in female employees there was a moderate significant correlation between waist circumference and systolic blood pressure (r=0.489; P=0.006). Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between hip circumference and diastolic blood pressure among male employees as well as between waist circumference and systolic blood pressure among female employees.Keywords: waist hip circumference ratio, blood pressureAbstrak: Peningkatan lingkar perut dan lingkar pinggul berpotensi meningkatkan tekanan darah. Tekanan darah dapat dipakai sebagai indikator untuk menilai sistem kardiovaskular. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan lingkar perut dan lingkar pinggul dengan tekanan darah pada pegawai Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah observasional. Sampel diperoleh dengan menggunakan metode accidental sampling dari pengukuran lingkar perut, lingkar pinggul, dan tekanan darah langsung. Analisis data menggunakan univariat dan bivariat dengan uji Pearson. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan sebanyak 30 orang pegawai sebagai subyek penelitian, terdiri dari 17 laki-laki dan 13 perempuan. Rerata lingkar perut dan lingkar pinggul pada laki-laki dan perempuan ialah 80,03±11,14 cm dan 83,76±12,61 cm. Sebesar 33,3% pegawai memiliki tekanan darah tinggi (hipertensi). Pada subyek laki-laki terdapat korelasi sedang dan bermakna antara lingkar pinggul dan tekanan darah diastolik (r=0,48; P=0,004) sedangkan pada subyek perempuan terdapat korelasi sedang dan bermakna antara lingkar perut dengan tekanan darah sistolik (r=0,489; P=0,006). Simpulan: Pada laki-laki terdapat hubungan bermakna antara lingkar pinggul dan tekanan darah diastolik sedangkan pada perempuan terdapat hubungan bermakna antara lingkar perut dengan tekanan darah sistolik.Kata kunci: RLPP, tekanan darah

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Hubungan Lingkar Pinggang dengan Tekanan Darah pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi

e-CliniC ◽

10.35790/ecl.6.2.2018.22117 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Angelica Talumepa ◽

Frans E.N. Wantania ◽

Bisuk Parnigotan

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Independent Risk Factor ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Design Data ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mortality And Morbidity

Abstract: Central obesity is one of the multifactorial diseases which occurs due to accumulation of excessive fat in the intraabdominal adipose tissue contributed toward the main causes of mortality and morbidity, including heart attack, stroke and hypertension. Hypertension is the independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases meanwhile the independent risk factor of hypertension is obesity. This study was aimed to determine the correlation between waist circumference and blood pressure among students of Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University Manado. This was an observational analytical study with a cross-sectional design. Data of physical examination were waist circumference and blood pressure. There were 70 subjects in this study. The results of the Pearson correlation and simple linier regression test showed a significant correlation of waist circumference and systolic blood pressure (P=0.000) as well as waist circumference and diastolic blood pressure (P=0.000). Furthermore, the study obtained that waist circumference affected systolic blood pressure by 29.70% and diastolic blood pressure by 18.50%. Conclusion: There was a significant correlation between waist circumference and blood pressure among students of Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University Manado.Keywords: waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure. Abstrak: Obesitas sentral merupakan suatu penyakit multifaktor yang terjadi akibat akumulasi lemak yang berlebihan di jaringan adiposa intra-abdomen. Akumulasi lemak tersebut berkontribusi terhadap penyebab utama kematian dan kecacatan, termasuk serangan jantung, stroke dan tekanan darah tinggi. Hipertensi merupakan faktor risiko independen terhadap penyakit kardiovaskular, dan salah satu faktor risiko independen hipertensi ialah obesitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara ukuran lingkar pinggang dengan tekanan darah pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi. Jenis penelitian ialah analitik obeservasional dengan desain potong lintang. Data diperoleh melalui pemeriksaan fisik yaitu pengukuran lingkar pinggang dan tekanan darah. Penelitian ini menggunakan uji korelatif Pearson serta analisis regresi linier sederhana. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan subyek berjumlah 70 orang mahasiswa. Uji korelatif Pearson menunjukkan adanya hubungan bermakna, baik antara lingkar pinggang dengan tekanan darah sistolik (P=0,000) maupun antara lingkar pinggang dengan tekanan darah diastolik (P=0,000). Pengaruh lingkar pinggang terhadap tekanan darah sistolik sebesar 29,70% dan terhadap tekanan darah diastolik sebesar 18,50%. Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara lingkar pinggang dengan tekanan darah pada mahasiswa Fakultas kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi.Kata kunci: lingkar pinggang, tekanan darah sistolik, tekanan darah diastolik

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What Physical Fitness Component Is Most Closely Associated With Adolescents' Blood Pressure?

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.1177/0031512517730414 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 124 (6) ◽

pp. 1107-1120 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Heloyse E. G. Nunes ◽

Carlos A. S. Alves ◽

Eliane C. A. Gonçalves ◽

Diego A. S. Silva

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Composition ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Aerobic Fitness ◽

Pressure Control ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Digital Pressure

This study aimed to determine which of four selected physical fitness variables, would be most associated with blood pressure changes (systolic and diastolic) in a large sample of adolescents. This was a descriptive and cross-sectional, epidemiological study of 1,117 adolescents aged 14–19 years from southern Brazil. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured by a digital pressure device, and the selected physical fitness variables were body composition (body mass index), flexibility (sit-and-reach test), muscle strength/resistance (manual dynamometer), and aerobic fitness (Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test). Simple and multiple linear regression analyses revealed that aerobic fitness and muscle strength/resistance best explained variations in systolic blood pressure for boys (17.3% and 7.4% of variance) and girls (7.4% of variance). Aerobic fitness, body composition, and muscle strength/resistance are all important indicators of blood pressure control, but aerobic fitness was a stronger predictor of systolic blood pressure in boys and of diastolic blood pressure in both sexes.

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HUBUNGAN INDEKSMASSA TUBUH DAN LINGKAR PINGGANG DENGAN TEKANAN DARAH LAKI-LAKI DEWASA

JURNAL MEDIA KESEHATAN ◽

10.33088/jmk.v9i2.314 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 193-199

Author(s):

Tamariani Manullang

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Study Design ◽

Computer Software ◽

Adult Males ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Prevalence of hypertension in adult males was highest in PuskesmasBasuki Rahmat (16.2%) as many as 648 cases of hypertension patients which hasincreased compared to 2012 by 12% in cases of hypertension totaled 482 patients((Dinkes Kota, 2013). This study aims to determine the relationship of body massindex (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with systolic blood pressure (BP) in adultmales in Puskesmas Basuki Rahmat Bengkulu City in 2015. The study design wasdescriptive analytic with cross sectional approach. Study location was in PuskesmasBasuki Rahmat City of Bengkulu. Samples were selected using purposive samplingtotalling 68 people. Criterias sample were being adult males who occupied inPuskesmas Basuki Rahmat City of Bengkulu, aged ≥ 18 years, agreed to beinterviewed,and able to communicate actively. Data were obtained include BMI, WCand systolic BP adult males and processed using computer software with pearsoncorrelation analysis.The results showed that there was relationship between BMI andsystolic BP (p = 0.0005; r = 0.395); between WC and systolic BP (p = 0.004 and r =0.347) in adult males. This study concluded that there was relationship between BMIand WC with systolic BP in adult males in Puskesmas Basuki Rahmat Bengkulu Cityin 2015.

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Differences in Blood Pressure Level and Hypertension in Three Ethnic Groups of Northeastern India

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/101053950001200204 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 71-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

N.C. Hazarika ◽

D. Biswas ◽

K. Narain ◽

R.K. Phukan ◽

H.C. Kalita ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Body Mass ◽

Alcohol Intake ◽

Blood Pressure Level ◽

Tea Garden

A cross sectional study on hypertension was done on 294 subjects aged 30 years and above. 150 households were selected randomly representing 50 households from each locality inhabited exclusively by the rural Mizos, indigenous rural Assamese and the tea-garden workers respectively, in the northeastern region of India. Blood pressure was measured by sphygmo-manorneter in sitting posture. Anthro-pometric measurements were taken using standard procedure for measuring height, weight, waist and hip girth. Information on age, sex, ethnicity, literacy, alcohol intake, smoking pattern, physical activity, occupation, amount of salt consumption was collected using a standard and pre-tested questionnaire. Significant differences were observed in both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels among the three different ethnic groups selected for this study ( p<0.0001). Multiple regression analyses indicated that in Mizos, age, waist circumference and alcohol intake were independently associated with increase in systolic blood pressure whereas smoking was found to be negatively associated with systolic blood pressure ( R2=0.391, p<0.001). Factors, which were the best predictors of diastolic blood pressure, were age and body mass index [(kg/m2) ( R2=0.227, p<0.001)]. In the rural Assamese population, the best predictors of systolic blood pressure were age and waist circumference ( R2=0.263, p=0.018). For the diastolic blood pressure, age, alcohol intake and body mass index were important correlates ( R2 = 0.131, p<0.001). In the tea garden community, important predictors of systolic blood pressure were age, gender and marital status ( R2=0.187, p<0.001). On the other hand, age and alcohol intake were best predictors for diastolic blood pressure ( R2=0.09, p<0.001). Asia Pac J Public Health 2000,-12(2): 71-78

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Waist circumference, body mass index, and skinfold thickness as potential risk factors for high blood pressure in adolescents

Paediatrica Indonesiana ◽

10.14238/pi59.2.2019.79-86 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 (2) ◽

pp. 79-86

Author(s):

Roslina Dewi ◽

Rafita Ramayati ◽

Nelly Rosdiana ◽

Oke Rina Ramayani ◽

Rosmayanti Siregar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Potential Risk ◽

Predictive Factor ◽

Skinfold Thickness ◽

Potential Risk Factors

Background The prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents has increased with the rising obesity epidemic. Recent studies have found that prevalence of hypertension was higher in obese children or adolescents than in the normal weight ones. Anthropometric measurements such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and skinfold thickness have been used as criteria to determine obesity in children and adolescents. Increased waist circumference has been most closely related to increased blood pressure. Objective To compare waist circumference, BMI, and skinfold thickness as potential risk factors for hypertension in adolescents. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2014 in three senior high schools in Medan, North Sumatera, and included 253 students with normal urinalysis test. All subjects underwent blood pressure, waist circumference, tricep- and subscapular-skinfold thickness (TST and SST), body weight, and body height measurements. The study population was categorized into underweight, normoweight, overweight, and obese, according to four different criteria: waist circumference, BMI, TST, and SST; all variables were analyzed for possible correlations with systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Results There were significant positive correlations between systolic blood pressure and waist circumference (OR 7.933; 95%CI 2.20 to 28.65; P=0.011) as well as BMI (OR 4.137; 95%CI 1.16 to 14.75; P=0.041). There were also significant correlations between diastolic blood pressure and waist circumference (OR 3.17; 95%CI 1.83 to 5.51; P=0.002), BMI (P=0.0001; OR=3.69), TST (OR 4.73; 95%CI 2.31 to 9.69; P=0.0001), and SST (OR 3.74; 95%CI 2.35 to 5.94; P=0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed that waist circumference was a predictive factor for systolic blood pressure (OR 9.667), but not for diastolic blood pressure. Conclusion Waist circumference is the strongest, significant, predictive factor for elevated systolic blood pressure; meanwhile BMI, SST, and TST could be predictive factors for elevated diastolic blood pressure.

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Factors Influencing Bone Mineral Density Among Adults of Delhi: A Gender Differential

Journal of Health Management ◽

10.1177/0972063419835096 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 199-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peteneinuo Rulu ◽

Meenal Dhall ◽

Renu Tyagi ◽

Kshetrimayum Surmala Devi ◽

Nilupher Feroz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bone Mineral Density ◽

Older Adults ◽

Bone Mineral ◽

Fat Body ◽

Mineral Density ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Body Adiposity Index ◽

Adiposity Index ◽

Body Adiposity ◽

Males And Females

Objective: The aim of the study was to find out the risk factor of bone mineral density (BMD). Methodology: Cross-sectional data were collected on 233 participants (males and females) with age ranging from 20 to 70 years. The subjects were divided into two groups consisting of young adults of 20–45 years and older adults of >45 years. The BMD was calculated by a heel ultrasonic test. Each subject was measured for various adiposity markers like body fat, body mass index, body shape index (BSI), body adiposity index and lifestyle parameters. Results: BSI was found to be higher among older adults in both males and females. The risk of osteoporosis and osteopenia was also seen to be significantly higher among older adults of >45 years ( p < 0.001). Various factors like age ( p < 0.001), milk intake status ( p < 0.05), education ( p < 0.01), occupation ( p < 0.05) and body adiposity index ( p < 0.05) were found to be risks for osteoporosis and osteopenia. Conclusion: In our study, BMD was found to be highly correlated with age, and the risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis increased as age increased. Illiteracy, milk consumption status, homemakers and higher body adiposity were also identified as risk factors for developing osteopenia and osteoporosis.

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