DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2015.v01i02.003

Pages: Page: 57-61

Abstract: Recent studies in developing countries have, shown that a transition is occurring, and both under-nutrition and overweight or obesity could co-exist. India is likely to face similar transitions in nutrition-related problems. As both underweight and over- weight increase the risk of several diseases and both may co-exist in communities, knowledge of the magnitude of both the problems becomes an important public-health issue. To observe the variations in BMI among patients with respiratory disorders and to assess the impact of BMI variations on treatment outcome. This is an observational cross sectional study of patients attending pulmonary OPD with complaints of respiratory system disorders who had taken the prescribed medicines for more than a week at our hospital or at their local clinics. A total of 150 patients were enrolled and their demographic details, medical diagnosis and other co-morbidities were recorded. The BMI of each patient was calculated from weight and height [Quetelet index]. Patients were also asked to rate the effectiveness of the medicinal treatment prescribed to them for their clinical condition on a scale of 0 to 4 [0=No response; 1=poor response (<25%); 2= somewhat relief (<50%); 3=adequate response (<75%); 4=complete response (upto100%)]. The number of male was more than female (68.75% and 31.25% respectively). The most common respiratory disorder observed was COPD (37.3%) in all the BMI categories of the patient, followed by BA-AR (19.3%), pulmonary TB (16.7%), and others (26.6%) and irrespective of severity of respiratory diseases, greater proportion of normal weight patient was significantly better responsive to prescribed treatment as compared to overweight and underweight patients (P<0.001).The most common respiratory disorder observed was COPD (37.6%) in all the BMI categories of the patient. BMI may also affect treatment response of patient presented with complaints of respiratory system disorder.