1Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag
2Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag
Over weight is associated with increased sympathetic activity which represents one potential mechanism contributing to increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Obesity is associated with type-2 diabetes mellitus, infertility, osteoarthritis, breast and colo-rectal cancers. Visceral fat is more atherogenic effect.
100 healthy sedentary female subjects were selected randomly from the general population of Davangere city. Depending upon the age subjects were divided into 3 groups for analysis
Anthropometric parameters such as weight, height, waist and hip circumference were measured. Body Mass Index, Waist Hip Ratio were calculated. Cardiovascular parameters such as pulse rate, blood pressure were recorded and compared between 3 groups. Correlation between body mass index and waist hip ratio with cardiovascular parameters was done.
Statistically significant increase in body mass index, waist hip ratio, pulse rate and blood. There was a positive correlation between body mass index, waist hip ratio with pulse rate, blood pressure in sedentary females.
Sedentary life and obesity are associated with statistically increase in body mass index, waist hip ratio, blood pressure and pulse rate. There is a positive correlation between Body Mass Index, Waist Hip Ratio with Pulse Rate, Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure.
Body Mass Index, Obesity, Blood pressure, Sedentary lifestyle
