Analysis of factors influencing body weight and body type of women students

The aim of this investigation was to analyze the factor influencing body weight and body type of university women students. For the purpose of the study 857 subjects have been selected from Pondicherry university. The subject's age group ranged from 20 to 25 years. The data were interpreted with BMI calculation. Body composition was assessed by BMI technique and compared with standard norms. This study was to find out the body type of Pondicherry university women students. The result was showed that among the 857 subjects 184subjects (21.47%) were underweight, 527 subjects were (61.49%) Healthy weight, 125subjects were (14.59%) Overweight and 21subjects were (2.45%) Obesity. Out of 857 subjects 146 subjects are overweight and underweight so they must focus on their food habit as well as more physical activities. The irregular food habits of students are it may results of lean body mass.