Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Obesity is defined as a disease in which excess body fat has accumulated in such a way that health may be negatively affected. The present study was conducted to assess independent predictors of obesity. Materials & Methods: 120 subjects of both genders were included. Height, Weight and Body mass index was calculated by the formula; weight (kg)/height (m2). Waist circumference (WC), Hip circumference (HC), Waist hip ratio and blood pressure was measured. Results: The mean age was age (years) was 41.2, 38.5 and 40.2, weight (Kgs) was 65.4, 70.5 and 84.2, height (cm) was 157.5, 160.2 and 159.4, BMI (Kg/m2) was 22.3, 27.4 and 33.5. Male gender was 30, 33 and 18, WC (cm) was 89.2, 96.5 and 105.2, HC (cm) was 95.0, 100.2 and 108.2, SBP (mm Hg) was 128.2, 130.2 and 135.4, DBP (mm Hg) was 90.3, 89.7 and 90.5 in non-obese, over- weight and obese subjects respectively. The among the non- obese subjects the body mass index was positively correlated with the weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist hip ratio. There was no significant correlation with age, height. Among the overweight subjects the body mass index was positively correlated with the weight, waist circumference, hip circumference. Among the obese subjects the body mass index was positively correlated with the weight, waist circumference, hip circumference and a mild negative correlation with the height observed. Conclusion: The anthropometric marker BMI, WC, HC and WHR were independently associated with obesity.