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Health Assessment among the General People of Khulna Division in Bangladesh - a Pilot Study


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1 Institute of Biological Sciences (IBSc), University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6025, Bangladesh
2 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
3 Dept of Physiology and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
4 Dept of Non-communicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
 

Selecting healthy control for any research has become a serious problem in developing countries. General populations are usually unaware of their health condition and progress towards abnormal complication(s) unknowingly.

The present study was aimed to estimate health status in the general population of Khulna division in Bangladesh.

The present study was aimed to estimate health status in the general population of Khulna division in Bangladesh.

Purposely adult subjects were selected who were above 30 years and free from any known ailment. Both anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured and calculated by standard procedures.

Health screening of the population indicated that a substantial number of subjects were suffering from undiagnosed hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia (triglyceride, cholesterol and low density lipoprotein), and abnormal level of high density lipoprotein, creatinine and serum glutamatepyruvate transaminase.

A considerable number of subjects were found to be underweight, overweight or obese. The ratio of abnormality was higher in female compared to its male counterpart.


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Healthy Survey, Blood Glucose, Lipids.
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Authors

Manisha Das
Institute of Biological Sciences (IBSc), University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6025, Bangladesh
C. M. Sabbir Ahmed
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Md Maruf Hasan Chowdhury
Dept of Physiology and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
Md Khairul Islam
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Palash Banik
Dept of Non-communicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

Abstract


Selecting healthy control for any research has become a serious problem in developing countries. General populations are usually unaware of their health condition and progress towards abnormal complication(s) unknowingly.

The present study was aimed to estimate health status in the general population of Khulna division in Bangladesh.

The present study was aimed to estimate health status in the general population of Khulna division in Bangladesh.

Purposely adult subjects were selected who were above 30 years and free from any known ailment. Both anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured and calculated by standard procedures.

Health screening of the population indicated that a substantial number of subjects were suffering from undiagnosed hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia (triglyceride, cholesterol and low density lipoprotein), and abnormal level of high density lipoprotein, creatinine and serum glutamatepyruvate transaminase.

A considerable number of subjects were found to be underweight, overweight or obese. The ratio of abnormality was higher in female compared to its male counterpart.


Keywords


Healthy Survey, Blood Glucose, Lipids.

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