Background: Women of reproductive age group (WoRAG) are among the most vulnerable groups to suicide in India. The present study intended to develop a mathematical model to differentiate suicides from homicides among WoRAG. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study based on a record review of autopsy at Patna, India, from 2016 to 2021. The cause of deaths was ascertained by autopsies and other records independently by two investigators to reduce the interobserver bias. Independent variables were tested with confirmed suicides to calculate statistically significant association. These variables were further used for developing prediction models for the suicides by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Out of total of 520 autopsies of WoRAG performed by investigators, the cause of death has been confirmed for 62. Of them, 30 were confirmed as suicides. In univariate analysis, suicides were associated with the menstrual bleed (OR 35 CI 6.9,179), gastric emptying (OR 3.9 CI 1.2,12.8), hanging, poisoning, and drowning as mode of death (OR 435 CI 37.4,5061.9). By logistic regression, three prediction models were built to predict suicide; Model I: gastric emptying, Model II: menstrual bleed, and Model III: including both. The area under the curve (AUC) for Models I, II, and III was 0.67 (95%CI 0.34,0.99), 0.92 (95%CI 0.75,1.00), and 0.94 (95%CI 0.82,1.00), respectively. The AUC of Model III differs significantly from that of Model I (P value 0.03) but not with Model II (P value 0.11). Conclusion: Menstrual bleed, gastric emptying, and mode of death may be used as a supplement tool in ascertaining the cause of death among WoRAG in medical and legal proceedings.

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The present study was done to find out the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP); pulse pressure (PP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) values. There is paucity of information on the variation in blood pressure and pulse rate parameters of normal individuals. The aim of the study was to assess the correlation between BMI and BP. The study was conducted in 184 MBBS 1 st year students. There were 119 male and 65 female students. In view of gender differences in autonomic regulation, data of male and female subjects were analyzed separately. We used analysis of variance to compare differences between Mean±SD, maximum, minimum values and Pearson correlations of BMI and blood pressure values. CONCLUSION: There is Mean±SD of blood pressure was higher in overweight subjects as compared to underweight subjects. A p value *0.05 and * 0.01 was considered statistically significant for both male as well as in female subjects. There was significant Pearson's correlation between BMI and BP in both male as well as in female subjects.