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Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2023, vol. 29, issue2
Subject Area: Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2023292.4947
Published online: 06 June 2023
Original article
J of IMAB. 2023 Apr-Jun;29(2):4947-4950
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) - PREDICTOR OF DISEASES ONSET AND REGULATOR OF PREVENTION?
Petya Hristova
, Magdalena Platikanova,
Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Parasitology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a well-known tool for measuring normal, healthy weight. Nowadays, we can also use it as a prognostic factor for various diseases.
Purpose: Our study aims to confirm or decline the correlation between body mass index and the onset of different diseases.
Methods: The study was conducted among a random sample of 550 people (324 women and 226 men) from the district of Stara Zagora, Republic of Bulgaria. The participants in the study were aged between 18 and 65. The connection between BMI and the occurrence of diseases of different systems has been researched. A statistically significant relationship was found at p<0.05. The statistically significant influence of BMI on the occurrence of diseases is proved by the results of the ANOVA procedure.
Results: The results give us reason to believe that not only obesity but also overweight is a risk of cardiovascular disease. This is evidenced by our study, according to which people with the highest average BMI (BMI = 28.72 kg/m2) have diseases of the cardiovascular system. People with a BMI around and above 25.87 kg / m2 often suffer from diseases of the endocrine system, and those with a BMI around 25.60 kg / m2 are at risk for diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Conclusions: BMI would find its daily implementation in the activities of every physician working in every field of medicine. BMI can be used as a tool to predict the onset of disease and a regulator of prevention.
Keywords: body mass index, overweight, obesity, diseases prevention,
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Please cite this article as: Hristova P, Platikanova M. Body mass index (BMI) - predictor of diseases onset and regulator of prevention?. J of IMAB. 2023 Apr-Jun;29(2):4947-4950. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2023292.4947
Correspondence to: Assist. Prof. Petya Hristova, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Parasitology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora; 11, Armeyska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; E-mail: petia_14_1995@abv.bg
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Received: 06 December 2022
Published online: 06 June 2023