Saeid Reza Doustjalali
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Hlaing Thaw Dar
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Khin Thant Zin
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Kumar Raghav Gujjar
Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Ratika Sharma
University of Queensland, Australia
Nabil Nuraiman Jasman
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Waseem Bhaukaurally
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Fatoumatta Laibo Sisay
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Lim Sook Jin
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Izyan Yusoff Hilmy
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Ye Kyaw Lwin
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Karim Al- Jashamy
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohammed Irfan
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Magdi El Sersi
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Nyan Htain Linn
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Wai Ma Lin
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Vinothini Appalanaidu
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Samiah Yasmin Abdul Kadir
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Rohaini Mohamad
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Wong Ah- Chin
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Ahmad Yusuf
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Rebecca SY Wong
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Vinoth Kumarasamy
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Jeyaseelan Nadankutty
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Nazrila SF Suhaimi
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Christinal PWT
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Myo Nandar Htwe
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Ahmad Taha Khalaf
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Htet Htet
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Saw Ai Yong
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Munira Bhuiyan
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Sami Abdo Radman Al- dubai
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Fidel Fernandez
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
A.E. Muftah
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
Seyyed Amirhossein Mirhasheminasab
University of Queensland, Australia
Marzalina Mansor
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Selangor, Malaysia
Negar Shafiei Sabet
Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
A cross sectional study to observe the relation between body mass index (BMI) and the fasting total blood cholesterol level was carried out among 82 undergraduate medical students from SEGi University, Kota Damansara. The participants were randomly selected to participate in this research. The BMI was then calculated by using the standard formula (kg/m2). The fasting total blood cholesterol level was measured by using home cholesterol kit. The obtained data was then analyzed by using statistical package for the social sciences software (version 22.0). For males, the highest mean BMI value and highest mean fasting total blood cholesterol level were recorded for Indian students followed by Malays and Chinese. There was significant correlation between BMI and the fasting total blood cholesterol level in male participants (0.001, r-value = 0.525). As for females, Malays had the highest mean BMI value followed by Indians and Chinese and the highest mean fasting total blood cholesterol level was found in Chinese followed by Malays and Indians. No significant correlation was found between BMI and fasting total blood cholesterol levels in female participants (0.922, r-value = 0.015). However, there was a significant correlation between BMI and fasting total blood cholesterol level in overall male and female participants (0.015, r-value = 0.267). In conclusion, our study suggests that the students should be advised to exercise more; reduce intake of food with high cholesterol, avoid fast food and have an active and healthy lifestyle. This may overall improve their health status and prevent them from getting diseases which are associated with obesity and high cholesterol level.
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Saeid Reza Doustjalali, Hlaing Thaw Dar, Khin Thant Zin, Kumar Raghav Gujjar, Ratika Sharma, Nabil Nuraiman Jasman, Waseem Bhaukaurally, Fatoumatta Laibo Sisay, Lim Sook Jin, Izyan Yusoff Hilmy, Ye Kyaw Lwin, Karim Al- Jashamy, Mohammed Irfan, Magdi El Sersi, Nyan Htain Linn, Wai Ma Lin, Vinothini Appalanaidu, Samiah Yasmin Abdul Kadir, Rohaini Mohamad, Wong Ah- Chin, Ahmad Yusuf, Rebecca SY Wong, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Jeyaseelan Nadankutty, Nazrila SF Suhaimi, Christinal PWT, Myo Nandar Htwe, Ahmad Taha Khalaf, Htet Htet, Saw Ai Yong, Munira Bhuiyan, Sami Abdo Radman Al- dubai, Fidel Fernandez, A.E. Muftah, Seyyed Amirhossein Mirhasheminasab, Marzalina Mansor and Negar Shafiei Sabet, 2016. Correlation Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Fasting Total Blood Cholesterol Level among Undergraduate Students. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 15: 873-877.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2016.873.877
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2016.873.877
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2016.873.877
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2016.873.877
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