Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 426-432
Anthropometric Parameters and Bone Health Status in Young Adults of District Gurdaspur, Punjab
Dr. Manjula Uppal1, Karamjeet Kaur2
1Associate Professor and HOD, Department of Zoology, S.L. Bawa DAV College, Batala, India.
2Project Fellow, Department of Zoology, S.L.Bawa DAV College, Batala, India.
Corresponding Author: Karamjeet Kaur
ABSTRACT
With increase in life span and longevity, maintenance of healthy bones and skeletal structure might help to escape associated morbidity and economic burden occurring because of bone fragility and fractures during old age. To ensure a healthy bone structure the younger population is needed to be assessed for a timely intervention to improve the bone health to avoid the associated morbidities later in life.
Objective: Keeping this in view, the present survey was designed to study anthropometric parameters and bone health status of young adults since it is the time when peak bone mass is attained.
Method: The survey was carried out on 1000 college-going boys and girls in the age range of 16-23 years using quantitative ultrasound bone densitometer.
Result: Male subjects displayed better skeletal health as well as a higher mean t-score value in all age groups and significantly so in age group 16-17 yrs, 22-23yrs, and in overall data. Mean z-score was significantly different in all the age groups. Male subjects (57.1%) were in a significantly better state of bone health than girls (48.7%). Maximum cases of normal bone health were present in age group 20-21yrs with 89% of males and 83% of females which thereafter decreased to 87.5% in males and 57.1% in females in age group 22-23yrs. In all, 37.8% of male subjects had osteopenia and 5.1% had osteoporosis compared to 44.9% and 6.4% respectively in females.
Discussion: Weight, BMI, WC, HC, WHtR affected bone health in studied young females and was observed to have negative correlation in studied young females.
Key words: Weight, BMI, WC, HC, WHtR, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia.