ABSTRACT

The main objective of this study is to compare the BMI of Pharmacy students of two different Universities of Sindh, Pakistan. Body Mass Index (BMI) explains relative weight for the height. It is correlated with the fat content of body and it is also not gender specific. It is mainly used to assess obesity. According to WHO (World Health Organization) it is divided into following categories (i) < 18.5 kg/m2 i.e. Underweight (ii) 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 i.e. Normal (iii) ? 25.0 kg/m2 i.e. Overweight which is also divided into following (a) 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 i.e. pre-obese (b) 30.0–35.9 kg/m2), i.e. Obese class 1 (c) 36.0–39.9 kg/m2 i.e. obese class 11(d) ?40 kg/m2 i.e. obese 111.A cross sectional survey has been conducted through online questionnaire in google forms between 25 May 2020 to 26th May 2020. A total of 118 student Participated in this survey i.e. 62 students were randomly included from Institute of Pharmacy @ Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana (SMBBMU) and 56 students from College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi (DOW). Students form SMBB Medical University Larkana were marginally Normal 64.5% in comparison with DOW university students that were about 62.5%, in comparison with DOW the students of SMBBMU were underweight in lesser extent which were about 24.3% compared to 28.6%, SMBBMU students were overweight which were about 11.3% compared to 7.1 of DOW, there was not a single student who was on pre-obese stage but there was one student from DOW who was at preobese stage. Keywords: BMI, Medical Universities, Pharmacy
Publication date: 01/10/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.10.5233