Article: STHOULYA (OBESITY) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BMI: A SURVEY STUDY

Article Category: Original Research articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.130233

Pages: 40-42

Author: Sharma Nishant Kumar *, Sharma Sunayana, Sharma Kiran

Abstract: Body mass index is a valuable parameter to assess the different nutritional statuses. Information of a total of 60 Ayurveda students of Sri Ganganagar College of Ayurvedic Science & Hospital, Rajasthan, were collected for a descriptive cross-sectional survey study to assess BMI. In this study, 34 (56.7%) were male, and 26 (43.3%) were female. The mean BMI of male students were 22.98 (standard deviation 1.131) and of female students was 22.97 (standard deviation 1.668). The prevalence of overweight was 16 (47%), and obesity was 2 (6%), normal weight 16 (47%) in male students, while in female students, 14 (54%) were normal weight, 9 (35%) were overweight, 3 (11%) were obese. But no underweight students were found in male & female. However, this study showed that overweight & obesity is an emerging problem for both male and female medical students.

Keyword: Sthoulya, Medo Roga, Nindita Purusha, Obesity, BMI