Comparative study of autonomic nervous system activity in overweight,  normal and underweight school children in eastern Odisha basing on BMI  criteria

Debasish Das , Laba Kumar Naik ,Nayan Ranjan Hansda

Comparative study of autonomic nervous system activity in overweight, normal and underweight school children in eastern Odisha basing on BMI criteria

Authors

Debasish Das , Laba Kumar Naik ,Nayan Ranjan Hansda

Keywords:

SBP- Systolic blood pressure, DBP-Diastolic blood pressure, MAP-Mean arterial pressure

Abstract

Aim: This study was undertaken to investigate and compare the autonomic nervous system activity in agematched overweight, underweight and normal weight school going boys in eastern Odisha.Material and method: 90 Boys between age group of 11yr-16yr were subjected to study out of which 30wereoverweight (BMI>25), next 30 were underweight (BMI<18.5), rest 30 were control group having normal BMI. Coldpressure test and handgrip dynamometer test were performed and blood pressure was measured during and after the tests as measures of cardiovascular parameter.

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Published

2025-09-07

How to Cite

Debasish Das , Laba Kumar Naik ,Nayan Ranjan Hansda. (2025). Comparative study of autonomic nervous system activity in overweight, normal and underweight school children in eastern Odisha basing on BMI criteria . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 15(2), 1767–1770. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/964