@article{ref1,
title="A cross-sectional study on pattern of alcohol consumption and body mass index among health institution students in Bagalkot",
journal="Journal of clinical and diagnostic research",
year="2015",
author="T, Vetri Selvan and Ramadurg, Umesh Y. and Dorle, Ashok S. and Ghattargi, Chandrasekar H. and Banada, Jambaiah",
volume="9",
number="12",
pages="LC06-9",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a vulnerable period, where they try to initiate new things, sometimes wicked habits or high risk behaviours like smoking or alcohol consumption. Due to change in lifestyle a considerable number of social drinkers have shifted to heavy episodic drinking. Alcohol consumption plays a role in the development of obesity but the relationship between alcohol and weight is still unclear. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To find the association between pattern of drinking and Body Mass Index (BMI). <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 395 students from five health Institutions in Bagalkot. A pre tested, semi structured questionnaire was used and BMI was noted. <br><br>RESULTS were tabulated using Microsoft excel 2007 and analysis were performed using OpenEpi, version 2.3.1. Chi square tests was used to find the association. <br><br>RESULTS: In the present study 68% were girls and 32% were boys. About one fifth (20.53%) were current alcohol drinkers. Alcohol quantity and frequency had inverse association with BMI. As quantity increases from 1 drink/drinking day to ≥4 drinks/drinking day, BMI increases from 20.49 (95%CL 14.66-26.33) to 22.66 (95%CL 12.62-32.70). As frequency increased from low to high quintiles of drinking days/year, BMI significantly decreases (p <0.003) from 21.44 (95% CI 20.31-22.58) to 20.38 (95% CI 13.05-27.72). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Alcohol contributes to increase in body weight in certain types of drinking pattern while in others it was not associated.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2249-782X",
doi="10.7860/JCDR/2015/15269.6905",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/15269.6905"
}