Relationship of Body Composition with Height and Weight in Attendants of Cancer Patients
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https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v73i6.9597Keywords:
Anthropometric indices, Body fat mass, Fat-free mass, Height, Muscle mass, Per cent body fat, Total body water, weightAbstract
Objective: To discern the relationship of height and weight with body composition in healthy attendants of cancer patients.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Oct to Dec 2022.
Methodology: A total of 226 healthy adults aged 19-47 years having similar daily physical activity levels were included. The
body composition of study participants was evaluated using a bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) machine. The weight of all participants was recorded with the help of a weighing machine. The participants' height was measured using a Harpenden Stadiometer and recorded.
Results: Our study showed that weight had a significant positive correlation with body fat mass (rs value=0.83), skeletal
muscle mass (rs value=0.763), total body water (rs value=0.704), fat-free mass (rs value=0.75) and per cent body fat (rs value 0.716). On the other hand, height had a negative but non-significant association with fat mass (rs value= 0.025) and a negative significant association with per cent body fat (rs value=-0.16). Height had a positive and significant association with fat-free mass (rs value=0.553), total body water (rs value=0.501) and skeletal muscle mass (rs value=0.505).
Conclusion: Weight, if used alone, is not a good indicator of obesity or emaciation, and height has a negative association with fat mass.
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