CONICITY INDEX AS INDICATOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS

Author: 
Dr. Kankana De and Soma Chakraborty
Abstract: 

Conicity index is an index of central obesity, it helps in measure of abdominal obesity .conicity index and WHR as predicators of blood pressure level, in relation in weight and height conicity index help to evaluate waist circumference. central fat distribution is increased risk of ill health, as a whr it helps to find androgenic risk factors. central obesity is a discriminatory power to estimate to cardiovascular diseases. Subjects adolescents girls baudi village of west Medinipur, 1000 girls of 10 years to 18 years, different anthropometric measurements are taken for that study, Girls are divided into 2 categories premenaercheal girls and postmenarcheal girls, this study will show if there are any effect abdominal fat on menarche.

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