Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

BODY MASS INDEX, BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOOD SUGAR IN ADULT WOMEN OF DELHI – IS THEIR COEXISTENCE INEVITABLE?

Rashmi Sinha

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 At least two–thirds of the prevalence of hypertension is directly attributed to obesity and increasing incidence in blood sugar level. The study comprised of 415 Premenopausal women (still menstruating) in the age group 25–50 years and 203 Postmenopausal women (who had attained menopause) in the age group of 40–65 years, residing in Delhi. The women were tested for obesity level as assessed by Body Mass Index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate and heart rate and random blood sugar. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure was significantly correlated to BMI in premenopausal women while it was not in postmenopausal women. No statistically significant correlation between BMI and heart rate and pulse rate was found among both groups of women. Random blood sugar was more in postmenopausal women than in premenopausal women though maintaining normal range. It requires further research to ascertain the genesis and evolution of obesity–related co–morbidity.

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Rashmi Sinha BODY MASS INDEX, BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOOD SUGAR IN ADULT WOMEN OF DELHI – IS THEIR COEXISTENCE INEVITABLE? International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 7|July 2016

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