Mathematically derived body volume and risk of musculoskeletal pain among housewives in North India.
BACKGROUND
Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 demonstrates the impact of musculoskeletal diseases as the second greatest cause of disability globally in all regions of the world. The study was conducted to determine the role of mathematically derived body volume (BV), body volume index (BVI), body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA) and body fat % (BF %) on musculoskeletal pain (MSP) among housewives in National Capital Region (NCR).


METHODS
A cross sectional study was undertaken among 495 housewives from Gurgaon and New Okhla Industrial Development Area (NOIDA) in National Capital Region (NCR), New Delhi, India. The study includes questionnaire survey, clinical examination and body composition monitoring among housewives.


RESULTS
A significantly higher BMI, BVI, BV and BSA were observed in subjects with MSP as compared to those who had no MSP. This was also true for subjects with pain in knee for BMI category for overweight. Subjects with pain in limbs had significantly high BMI and BVI as compared to subjects with no MSP. A significant positive correlation of age with BMI, BVI, BV and BSA was observed among subjects having no MSP denoting a direct relationship of age and these body factors.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of MSP among housewives is associated with increasing age, BMI and BVI. This can possibly be used for formulating a strategy for prevention of MSP.
Epidemiology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vipin
V
Bihari
Chandrasekharan Nair
CN
Kesavachandran
Neeraj
N
Mathur
Balram Singh
BS
Pangtey
Ritul
R
Kamal
Manoj Kumar
MK
Pathak
Anup Kumar
AK
Srivastava
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001830:Body Surface Area; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult