Study of Comparison of Anthropometric Parameters Among The Non-Obese, Overweight and Obese Subjects

ABSTRACTBackground: Obesity is the biggest challenge in health management and public health problem in many countriessince it is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it is to ascertain which anthropometricmeasurements are better predictors of obesity.The main objective is to evaluate and compare the anthropometric parameters in non-obese, overweight, andobese subjects.Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 82 subjects (male 36 and female 46)with the age group of 25 to 60 years recruited from the outpatient department of Medicine, Thanjavur MedicalCollege, Thanjavur, South India. All the anthropometric data were collected.Statistical analysis and results: Statistical analyses were carried out by using SPSS. The analysis by T-test wasused to compare the means between the groups for normally distributed variables. All the statistical tests weretwo-tailed, and a p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Anthropometric parameters Height(Ht), Weight(Wt),Body mass index(BMI), waist circumference(WC), hip circumference(HC),waist-hip ratio(WHR), and Bloodpressure were significant(p-value < 0.05)among the overweight and obese subjects. Among the obese subjects,the body mass index was positively associated with weight, WC, and HC.Conclusion: In conclusion, the anthropometric markers, BMI, WC, HC, WHR, and Blood pressure wereindependently associated with obesity in this study. Elevated BMI and Blood Pressure are significantly relatedto several cardiovascular risk factors.