Most Prevalent Diseases with Relation of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Karachi, Pakistan

• Published in: Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences Vol. 5; no. 3
• Main Authors: Shamim A. Qureshi, Muhammad Muzammil Ur Rehman, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Shaima Hasnat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 01.12.2015
• Subjects: BMI; percentage; waist circumference

Objectives: To relate the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with diseases commonly found in Karachi. Subjects and Methods: One hundred sixty one subjects of age group of 35 to 74 years were studied through cross-sectional questionnaire based survey from different areas of Karachi fr...