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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences2025

Significant interplay of BMI and Anthropometric Profile on Gender-Specific Health Indicators.

Ayesha Sadiqa, Amna Nadeem, Aiza Rehman

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Ayesha SadiqaAyesha Sadiqa, Physiology Department-IOD at CMH Lahore, Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Amna NadeemAmna Nadeem, Department of Physiology, IMBB, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Aiza RehmanAiza Rehman, Physiology Department-IOD at CMH Lahore, Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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Objectives: To investigate gender-based relationships among BMI, arm/chest circumference, and their influence on heart rate (HR), BP, and fasting blood sugar (FBS). Methods: A descriptive-analytical study was conducted with 157 participants aged 18-28 at the University of Lahore after institutional ethical approval (REG/GRT/22/AHS-129) from December 2022 to April 2023. Arm/chest circumference was measured. BMI was calculated. Standard protocols were followed to measure BP and HR. FBS was assessed through biochemical testing. A t-test and ANOVA were used to compare variables. For associations, the Pearson correlation was used. Results: Significant differences were noted among all categories of BMI, HR, systolic-BP, and FBS. Females had a BMI 14.9% lower than males in overweight/obese (p=0.021). In the normal-HR category, females showed rates 5.82% lower than males (p=0.0002), while in the normal-BP category, females comprised 83.83% compared to 16.16% for males (p=0.027). Males had an FBS 3.79% higher than females in elevated-FBS (p=0.039) despite 70% of those affected being female. A positive correlation between FBS and HR was found in borderline and normal FBS. Being overweight/obese was positively associated with systolic-BP (p=0.006), diastolic-BP (p=0.011), arm-circumference (p=0.040), and chest circumference (p=0.018). Conclusion: Overweight/obese females had a lower BMI but higher FBS than males, who had higher HR and BP. FBS is positively associated with HR in borderline and normal FBS categories. BMI significantly influenced arm/chest size, BP, and FBS. All overweight/obese females expressed a positive association with BP as well as arm and a negative association with HR.

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Anthropometric MeasurementsBlood pressureBody Mass IndexFasting Blood SugarPulse rateSex Differences

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