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Objective: This study was conducted to assess the relationship between physical activity and Body Mass Index [BMI] and Waist Hip Ratio of middle aged women in a multiethnic population in Ajman, UAE
Materials and Methods: A descriptive methodology was adopted. 150 women of age group 35-59 years attending GMC Hospital, Ajman participated in this research. A self-administered questionnaire was used for subjective and objective assessment, and the waist and hip circumferences were measured using a measuring tape. BMI and waist hip ratio were calculated by standard formulas. Analysis was performed on SPSS 19 version
Results: It was observed that 96% women were involved in some kind of moderate physically activity, 8.6% were involved in vigorous activity, and4% did not perform any physical activity
There is a significant difference in BMI of subjects who participated in vigorous activity but WHR did not show much variation
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that among the middle aged women there is a relationship between physical activity, BMI and waist hip ratio