Muhammad Aslam
Department of Statistics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Hassib Iqbal
Department of Statistics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Muhammad Amanullah
Department of Statistics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Atif Akbar
Department of Statistics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Saima Altaf
Department of Statistics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
Thyroid gland is one of the important glands in human body and thyroid disorder creates many serious health problems. The present work is based on the study of 200 individuals (57 male and 143 female) with thyroid disorder (i.e., goiterous patients) from Pakpattan, Pakistan. The said study explores the dietary habits, Body Mass Index (BMI) status and cluster analysis of these patients.
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Muhammad Aslam, Hassib Iqbal, Muhammad Amanullah, Atif Akbar and Saima Altaf, 2013. The Cluster Analysis, BMI Status and Dietary Habits of the Patients with Thyroid
Disorder in Pakpattan, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12: 642-646.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.642.646
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.642.646
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.642.646
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.642.646
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