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Health Assessment among the General People of Khulna Division in Bangladesh- A pilot study
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Das, Manisha Kalita Ahmed, C. M. Sabbir Chowdhury, Maruf Hasan Islam, Khairul Banik, Palash Chandra |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Selecting healthy control for any research has become a serious problem in developing countries. General populations are usually unaware of their health condition and progress towards abnormal complication(s) unknowingly. The present study was aimed to estimate health status in the general population of Khulna division in Bangladesh. The present study was aimed to estimate health status in the general population of Khulna division in Bangladesh. Purposely adult subjects were selected who were above 30 years and free from any known ailment. Both anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured and calculated by standard procedures. Health screening of the population indicated that a substantial number of subjects were suffering from undiagnosed hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia (triglyceride, cholesterol and low density lipoprotein), and abnormal level of high density lipoprotein, creatinine and serum glutamatepyruvate transaminase. A considerable number of subjects were found to be underweight, overweight or obese. The ratio of abnormality was higher in female compared to its male counterpart. |
| Starting Page | 124 |
| Ending Page | 133 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://smu.edu.in/content/dam/manipal/smu/documents/Volume%202,%20No.%202,%20July%202015/SMU%20Med%20J%2010-%20new.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |