ABSTRACT
Title: Short study on change in BP and BMI in obese and non obese young girl students. Introduction: High blood pressure (BP) is a major determinant of cardiovascular events in obesity. This study was undertaken to analyze the differences in certain well-defined cardiovascular parameters in obese and non-obese young girl students between age 17 to 21 with respect to their BMI. Aims and Objectives: To compare change in BP and BMI in obese and non obese young girls. Materials and methods: This study was conducted on 50 girl students of our medical college. The parameters studied were change in BP and BMI. They were divided in to 2 groups, obese and non obese. Their baseline BP, SBP after moderate exercise and their body mass index were noted. The values obtained were analyzed by unpaired t test and p value <0.05 considered as significant. Results: The mean and std dev of SBP after moderate exercise in obese and non obese young girls were 143.64±18.4184 and 132.08±12.6948 respectively and their p value is 0.0129. The mean and std dev of BMI in obese and non obese young girls were 25.7048±0.0578 and 20.8316±0.5185 respectively and their p value is 0.0001. The mean and std dev of change in BP in obese and non obese young girls were 32.6±18.5539 and 22.24±12.2925 respectively and their p value is 0.0242. Conclusion: There is a significant rise in SBP in obese girls with moderate exercise limiting their physical abilities.