Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency Among Urban Bengalee Male Slum Dwellers of Kolkata, India: Relationship with Family Income

Chakraborty, Raja; Bose, Kaushık; Bisai, Samiran

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“…This significance is in agreement with the study conducted by Chakraborty et al . [23] Overall, monthly family income was positively correlated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and mean weight. According to the WHO Working Group (1986) a representative average value of 25 ± 2.5 kg/m 2 , in an industrialized country can be considered an indicator of normal nutritional status.…”

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A study on the evaluation of bite force, prosthetic and nutritional status in adult cleft patients in Kolkata

Bera¹,

Das²,

Bhattacharyya³

et al. 2018

J Indian Prosthodont Soc

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Context: Altered orofacial morphology and poor dental status affects the dietary intake of cleft patient, making susceptible to nutritional imbalance. Oral health care planning for this population is impossible without the evaluation of stomatognathic functional status as well as prosthetic and nutritional status and need. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate prosthetic status and prosthetic treatment need, bite force and nutritional status, in adult cleft patients and to compare them with the adult noncleft population of similar definition. Settings and Design: Cleft ( n = 250) and noncleft ( n = 250) individuals of either sex, aged 18 years or above, excluding severe medically compromised and differently abled, were examined and individual biteforce was measured after obtaining written consent and ethical clearance from the two institutions in Kolkata. Subjects and Methods: A “raw data sheet” was prepared according to the parameters of the “Oral Health Surveys: Basic methods,” World Health Organization (1997) for evaluation of prosthetic status and need, dentition status and Mini-Nutritional Assessment, Nestlé (1994) for the evaluation nutritional status. A Gnathodynamometer was used to record bite force. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0.1, Graph Pad Prism version 5, Student's t -test, and Chi-square test. Results: The mean bite force of frontal area in cleft group (3.4356 ± 0.9457 kgf) was found to be significantly lower ( P < 0.0001) than in noncleft (22.8749 ± 5.3644 kgf) group. The difference of mean bite force in the right side (2.4576 ± 0.6131 kgf) and left side (1.2708 ± 0.1036 kgf) in cleft group was found to be statistically significant ( P < 0.0001). Prosthetic need in maxillary arch was found to be significantly (χ 2 : 490.0000; P < 0.0001) higher in cleft than in noncleft group. Nutritional status was observed to be significantly (χ 2 : 179.4049; P < 0.0001) higher “at risk” in cleft than in noncleft group. Conclusions: Lack of adequate Government concern leading to significantly higher prosthetic need and lower prosthetic status, hence lower bite force resulting lower nutritional status in adult cleft patients in Kolkata.

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A study on the evaluation of bite force, prosthetic and nutritional status in adult cleft patients in Kolkata

Bera¹,

Das²,

Bhattacharyya³

et al. 2018

J Indian Prosthodont Soc

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“…From our previous study [23] it has been revealed that the Fat% and other body composition increase with increase of nutritious food intake, which is indirectly correlated with family income. From The study of the other scientist [24,25] The regular physical activities as well as low diet might be the reasons for having hypotensive blood pressure in the workers.…”

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Body Status and Occupational Health Hazards of Female Workers : A Comparative Analysis

Arora¹,

Sitholay²,

Sau³

2015

Int J Occup Safety & Health

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Abstract:Objective: Health is nothing but a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing not merely the absence of disease. Health depends on life style and requires the promotion of healthy life style. Health is both a consequence of an individual's life style and factors in determining it. Working pattern or type of work has long been known to influence human health specially. The present study was under taken to evaluate the body status and physiological stress and occupational health hazards of the female workers. Methods: According to the work load the working group was classified in to low physical work group (LPWG) and the moderate type of physical work group (MPWG). Eighty women (forty in each group), excluding pregnant women, were selected from the municipal area of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India, aged between 20 to 40 years. The anthropometric measurement and skin fold thickness were taken, from which the body mass index (BMI) and fat percentage were determined. The blood pressure of all the subjects was taken by mercury sphygmomanometer at resting condition. The occupational health hazards were determined by questionnaire technique. Result: The result indicates that the MPWG workers suffer in significantly (p<0.001) low weight, BMI and Fat% than that of the LPWG workers. The MPWG workers also suffer from significantly (p<0.001) higher percentage of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) at neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, finger, cuff and feet-ankle joint. MPWG workers, hemoglobin concentration also significantly (p<0.01) lower than that of the LPWG workers. Conclusion: It may be concluded that, this study is helpful to identify the risk factor for the occurrence of different cardiovascular as well as musculoskeletal abnormalities and accordingly prevention program, regarding proper food habit be undertaken.

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Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency Among Urban Bengalee Male Slum Dwellers of Kolkata, India: Relationship with Family Income

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A study on the evaluation of bite force, prosthetic and nutritional status in adult cleft patients in Kolkata

A study on the evaluation of bite force, prosthetic and nutritional status in adult cleft patients in Kolkata

Body Status and Occupational Health Hazards of Female Workers : A Comparative Analysis

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