A Study of Relationship between Arterial Blood Pressure and Mid Arm Circumference in Young Adults

Authors

  • Vesti Randa Solanki Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Shivnarayan Lahariya Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Vandana Varma Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Ajay Soni Demonstrator, Department of Physiology, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure, Pulse pressure, Mean arterialpressure and mid arm circumference.

Abstract

The present study was done to find out the correlation between mid-arm circumference (MAC)and blood pressure, {systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP); pulse pressure(PP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP)} values. There is paucity of information on the variation in blood pressure and pulse rate parameters of normal individuals. The aim of the study was to assess the correlation between MAC and BP. The study was conducted in 184 healthy young adults. There were 119 male and 65 female participants. In view of gender differences in autonomic regulation, data of male and female subjects were analyzed separately. We used analysis of variance to compare differences between Mean± SD, maximum, minimum values and correlations of MAC and blood pressure values. Conclusion: The Mean±SD of blood pressure values were higher in those subjects who had high mid arm circumference and least in those subjects who had lower mid arm circumference. A p value *0.05 and * 0.01 were considered statistically significant for both male as well as in female subjects. There was significant spearman`s correlation between MAC and BP in both male as well as in female subjects.

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Published

2021-11-21

How to Cite

Vesti Randa Solanki, Shivnarayan Lahariya, Vandana Varma, & Ajay Soni. (2021). A Study of Relationship between Arterial Blood Pressure and Mid Arm Circumference in Young Adults. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 4(20), 52–55. Retrieved from https://www.ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/3176