Evaluation of the nutritional status of oral submucous fibrosis patients using body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference (anthropometric assessment): A cross-sectional, observational study

Pritam Yadav; Mohit Pal Singh; Deepika Tickoo; Mandar Todkar; Mukesh Panwar; Princy Agarwal

doi:10.4103/INPC.INPC_15_20

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Year : 2020 \| Volume : 7 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 26-29

Evaluation of the nutritional status of oral submucous fibrosis patients using body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference (anthropometric assessment): A cross-sectional, observational study Pritam Yadav¹, Mohit Pal Singh², Deepika Tickoo¹, Mandar Todkar³, Mukesh Panwar⁴, Princy Agarwal⁵ ¹ Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India ² Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India ³ Postgraduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India ⁴ Postgraduate Student, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India ⁵ Dental Graduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Correspondence Address: Dr. Pritam Yadav Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/INPC.INPC_15_20

Background: For a rapid nutritional status of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) are used in the study.Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional, observational study was conducted among 150 OSMF patients and categorized into four groups according to the functional stages of OSMF. The measurements of BMI and MUAC among all groups were noted, compared, and statistically analyzed.Results: Among 150 patients, BMI and MUAC scores showed a statistically significant difference and highly correlated in all stages of OSMF.Conclusion: In OSMF patients, BMI and MUAC scores were decreased with an increase in severity and stages of OSMF.



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