RESUMO
Background: In sedentary life style, there is an excess of adipose tissue accumulation, an altered metabolic profile occurs along with a variety of adaptations / alterations in anthropometric parameters even in the absence of co-morbidities. Therefore, this study was undertaken to analyze the differences in certain anthropometric parameters in sedentary and non-sedentary male subjects in the age group of 25-55 years. Methods: 53 healthy sedentary and 47 healthy non-sedentary male subjects were selected randomly from the general population of Davangere city. Anthropometric parameters such as weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist to hip ratio were assessed. Results: In our study, there was statistically significant increase in body mass index, waist to hip ratio, mid arm circumference. Although our study is by no means exhaustive, it provides a glimpse into the variety of adaptations /alterations in anthropometric parameters that occurs due to sedentary life style, even in the absence of overt disease.