Bahadur Ali, Muhammad Akram Ansari, Muhammad Rafique Qambrani, Aamir Raoof Memon, Imran Ahmed, Attiq-ur Rehman Memon.
Association of body mass index, cardiorespiratory fitness, and their correlates among female physiotherapy students in Nawabshah..
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;70(1):80-5.

To explore the association of body mass index with cardiorespiratory fitness and other health correlates among physiotherapy students. This cross-sectional study was conducted from February to July 2018 at the Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah, Pakistan, comprising female undergraduate physiotherapy students aged 17-25 years. All the eligible participants were assessed using a self-report questionnaire, body mass index, and standardised cardiorespiratory fitness criteria. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. There were 228 subjects with a mean age of 20.89±1.66 years. Of the total, 77(33.8%) students were overweight/obese and 52(22.8%) were underweight. Overall, 212(93%) reported good quality of life, and 189(82.9%) were satisfied with their general health. Also, 180(79%) subjects had a post-exercise heart rate below average. There was a significant negative correlation for body mass index and maximum oxygen uptake, body mass index and age, and maximum oxygen uptake and subjective quality of life (p<0.05 each). The frequency of both overweight/obesity and underweight physiotherapy undergraduates was high.

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