A STUDY ON CORRELATION BETWEEN BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY

Dr.Thasneen K Ahammed; Dr.Selvan.P; Dr.Abdul Gafoor.S

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

A STUDY ON CORRELATION BETWEEN BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY

Dr. Thasneen K Ahammed, Dr. Selvan. P, Dr. Abdul Gafoor. S

Abstract :

Obesity and osteoporosis are the emerging public health concerns both in the developing and developed nations. Many a studies have been considering body mass index (BMI) as its core axis on which the study revolves around. Studies with focus on weight, BMI and Bone mineral density (BMD) is a rarity. In our study we envisages our parameters on weight, BMI in particular & BMD.

A cross sectional study was conducted among patients attended BMD camps in Dept. of

PMR, Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.

Participants were categorized to underweight, normal, overweight and obese taking into consideration, the body weight and the body mass index and was contrasted with their respective BMD. The results demonstrated that the BMI was found to be in direct relation with BMD status of the individual in the study population. Osteoporosis is seen more in underweight people than among overweight persons