Differences in various biochemical and clinical parameters with respect to family history of Non Communicable Diseases in fourth year MBBS students of Karachi, Pakistan

Authors

  • Asher Fawwad
  • Muhammad Asadullah Munir
  • Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui
  • Sidra Siddiqui
  • Abdul Basit
  • Khalid Abdul Basit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7021

Keywords:

Leptin, Renin, Medical Student, Non-communicable disease.

Abstract

Objective: To observe the differences of various biochemical and clinical parameters with respect to Family History (FH) of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in fourth year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students.

Methods: This observational study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology & Endocrinology from December 2013 to January 2014. Total 50 medical students from Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) participated in the study. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 13 was used to analyze the data. For cross tabulation and mean comparison z-test and t test were applied.

Results: Out of 50 subjects, there were 26 (52%) females. Mean age of the study population was 21.56

Author Biographies

Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui

Abdul Basit

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Published

2015-07-25

How to Cite

Fawwad, A., Munir, M. A., Siddiqui, I. A., Siddiqui, S., Basit, A., & Abdul Basit, K. (2015). Differences in various biochemical and clinical parameters with respect to family history of Non Communicable Diseases in fourth year MBBS students of Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7021

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2015): July - August 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles