How good is the obesity associated with blood groups in a cohort of female university going students?

Authors

  • Shireen Jawed
  • Komal Atta
  • Saba Tariq
  • Farah Amir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.342.13633

Keywords:

Obesity, Blood groups, BMI, Stadiometer.

Abstract

Objective: To find out frequency of obesity in female University students in Faisalabad and to investigate its association with blood groups of ABO system.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with a sample size of 200 female University students, recruited from the Faisalabad based institutes from May 2017 to July 2017. Relevant information was taken by administering questionnaire. Height in meters and weight in kg were taken by stadiometer. BMI was calculated using formula BMI=weight in kg/height m2. Blood groups were determined by classic (antigen-antibody agglutination test).The data was analyzed through SPSS 20. Descriptive were presented as mean

Author Biography

Shireen Jawed

assistant professor , physiology department

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Published

2018-04-20

How to Cite

Jawed, S., Atta, K., Tariq, S., & Amir, F. (2018). How good is the obesity associated with blood groups in a cohort of female university going students?. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.342.13633

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2018): March - April 2018

Section

Original Articles