A COMPARISON OF SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND VITAL SIGNS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH REFERENCE TO HEMOGLOBIN STATUS

Zeba Qureshi; Charu Katare; Deepa Anwar

Volume : X, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

A COMPARISON OF SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND VITAL SIGNS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH REFERENCE TO HEMOGLOBIN STATUS

Zeba Qureshi, Charu Katare, Deepa Anwar

Abstract :

Anemia is common in young girls of urban population due to unhealthy food habits and inadequate physical activity. According to WHO ‘anemia is the decreased ability of the red blood cells to provide adequate oxygen to body tissues. Poor health or risky behaviors during adolescence can have negative impacts on health in adult life. Adolescent nutrition is therefore important for supporting the physical growth of the body and for preventing future health problems. To assess influence of varying Hb status on selected anthropometric parameters and vital signs of adolescent girls in Gwalior cityThis Study was conducted on 222 Adolescent girls in the age group of 17–19 years in Gwalior city.Adolescent girls were divided in three categories based on the Hb status estimated by Sahli’s method.Group I, II and III represented adolescents with normal Hb range, adolescents with mild anemia and moderate anemia respectively. Anemia was detected by ICMR classification. Selected anthropometric and vital parameters were recorded and compared employing SPSS version 2020.Comparison of mean percent difference of anthropometric and vital parameters in adolescents with normal Hb range and adolescents in moderate category of anemia indicated a considerable change in Weight,BMI, W/H ratio, MUAC, Hb, Systolic BP , Pulse and SpO2 which was statistically insignificant.There was a statistically significant difference between (W/H Ratio, Systolic BP and RR) among the different Hb level groups as demonstrated by one–way ANOVA.Systolic BP of the normal group indicated statistically significant difference from the moderate group (p=0.001) and mild group (p=0.009) on employing Tukey post hoc test.Statistically significant Hb levels (p<0.05) perform differently for W/H ratio, Systolic blood pressure and RR.