The relationship among BMI and activity of daily living in homecare individuals
Submission: 21 January 2025 | Acceptance: 19 March 2025 | Publication: 01 May 2026
1Dr. Saadia Javed, 2Dr Hibba Yasir, 3Dr sahar farzand, 4Dr Muhammad Uzair, 5Dr Muhammad Usman, 6Dr Muhammad Aliyan
1Senior Registrar, Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha
2Medical Superintendent, specialist family medicine, National institute of blood diseases Karachi
3Senior Registrar, CMH Lahore
4Senior Registrar Gastroenterology, Rai Medical College Teaching Hospital
5Senior Registrar, Rai Medical College Teaching Hospital 6Rai Medical College teaching Hospital
ABSTRACT
Objective: Obesity has been linked to a variety of chronic diseases. Numerous researchers have discovered that having a high BMI is connected with substantial morbidity and mortality in old age. As a result, obesity or being overweight may have a negative effect on everyday life. The aim of our current research is to look at association among BMI and Action of Everyday Living in Homecare Individuals.
Method: During this time, 1125 students came to this clinic. Subjects who were unconscious or bedridden (hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and tetra paresis), as well as those with insufficient information, were eliminated from the research. As a result, the study was finished with 260 files including all of information required for our research. Age, ethnicity, BMI, and Barthel Index values have been entered into the statistical analysis software; p=0.06 was deemed statistically substantial.
Results: 154 (61.5%) comprised of females, while 97 (38.7%) were males. Age and sex, weight, and Disease activity index scores had no strong correlations. Weight and Barthel index scores had a strong positive connection, as did BMI and Barthel index scores (r = 0.196; p = 0.004). The cases got separated into two sets: Group I (low weight for height and normal weight) in addition to Class Ii (obese and obese) (overweight and obese). Group II had significantly greater capacity to execute Activities of Daily Living than Group I (p = 0.003).
Conclusion: Many researches claim that obesity protects in contradiction to activities of everyday living, whereas others claim otherwise. Outcomes of normal BMI and Activity of Daily Living were found in our study, indicating protective benefits. The association among BMI and physical impairment has yet to be shown as linear.
KEYWORDS: Daily Living, Aged, Body Mass Index, Homecare Patient.