Body Mass Index Influences on Exertional Heat Stroke Risk in Young Healthy Males and Females

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  • Farhan Fateh Jang, Muhammad Asif Khaskheli, Amna Malik, Tayyaba Rasheed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023172247

Abstract

Objective: To find the influence of body mass index on exertional heat stroke risk in young healthy males and females.

Study Design: Retrospective case control study

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Neurology, Sharif Medical & Dental College, Lahore from 1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022.

Methodology: Two hundred patients who came with exertional heat stroke and compared it with the normal healthy control’s information were enrolled. Exertional heat stroke (EHS) cases were placed in Group A while normal controls in group B. The information regarding heat illness, body size, gender, was documented in addition to their other demographic details was compared in the groups.

Results: The mean age of the EHS cases in group A was 25.5±7.2 years while of controls in group B was 26.1±6.5 years. There was higher number of males within both groups. The BMI of group A was higher than group B having a mean value as 26.9±3.2 in group A. The odds ration showed that EHS cases with a higher BMI had an increased risk of heat stroke which has a significant association with age but not with the gender.

Conclusion: There is a significant association between the higher body mass index and exertional heat stroke formation in young adults.

Keywords: Body weight, Outcome, Military, Influence, Marker

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Farhan Fateh Jang, Muhammad Asif Khaskheli, Amna Malik, Tayyaba Rasheed. (2023). Body Mass Index Influences on Exertional Heat Stroke Risk in Young Healthy Males and Females. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 17(02), 247. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023172247

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Vol. 17 No. 02 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences

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