1PG Student, Department of Physiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
2Associate Proffesor, Department of Physiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
Online published on 17 February, 2017.
To study the electrocardiogram in asymptomatic obese young adults in the form of shift of the axis; voltage of the ECG complexes; P, QRS and T waves; PR and QT intervals; and ST segment and to assess the risk involved in obesity and predict the future cardiovascular diseases.
Cross-sectional study.
100 volunteered for this study (age range 18–40 years), which were devided in two groups according to BMI.50 subjects with BMI<25kg/m2 as controls and 50 subjects with BMI >30kg/m2 as cases. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated by measuring height and weight of the subjects; systolic and diastolic blood pressure and ECG recording by standard method. The results among variables in respective groups of subjects were calculated using relevant statistical method and software program.
There was significant increase in the BMI, SBP and DBP in the case group. Mean QRS axis, P wave duration changes were statistically significant. Although PR interval; QT interval and QTc, QRS duration and ST segment were increased in cases but were not statistically significant.
Our results suggest that asymptomatic obese individuals have abnormal ECG findings which need a regular check to reduce the chances of its manifestation at a future date.
