BMI A HEALTH POINTER- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF APPARENT HEALTHY STUDENTS OF DORBEN POLYTECHNIC ABUJA
Dr. Nwachukwu Francis Chukwuedozie*
ABSTRACT
Body mass index (BMI) along with waist circumference measurement points where the fat accumulates on the body. BMI is a good measure of general adiposity therefore the aim of this research was to highlight a commonplace fact on Nigerians eating habits with its link on health status, through BMI assessment. The researchers measured fasting blood sugar (using the principle of glucose oxidase method), lipid profile, (using semi-automated enzymatic analyzer and phosphotungstate precipitation method), BMI and associated anthropometric parameters in apparent healthy students, to scale the health status in prospect. The results revealed most increased in value of BMI (28.15 kg/M2), Fasting Blood Sugar (5.19 mg/dl), Blood pressures (120.67: 81.67), and Waist Circumference (37.43 inches), were all in the overweight category. In the lipid profile (Mg/dl), most increased in value were Triglyceride (109.14), Total Cholesterol (160.29), Very low density lipoprotein (21.83), in the overweight however Lower Density Lipoprotein (125.85), was in underweight. High Density Lipoprotein (28.00) in normal and overweight. The result was significantly different only in the BMI at P
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