Abstract

Two groups were made as Group A (n = 25 with BMI 18.5-24.9) and Group B (n = 25 with BMI >24.9) as per the WHO classification for BMIJ7] Plan of the study was explained to students and then first current stimulus was given using AD instrument in the ulnar groove of right forearm and latency was calculated as proximal latency. 11 male students and 14 female students were present in Group A, 11 male students and 14 female students were included in Group B. Nerve conduction velocity among Group B (50.95 ±15.91) was less compared to Group A (57.56 ± 14.79), but the decrease was not statistically significant Table 2 and Figure 1. [11] CONCLUSIONS Fifty healthy medical students were present in our study, among which 25 students with BMI 18.5-24.9 Group A and the rest 25 were with BMI >25 Group B. Nerve conduction velocity was decreased among the medical students of Group B compared to Group A but the decrease was not statistically significant.

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Title
Effect of body mass index on ulnar nerve conduction velocity among medical students
Author
K, Chethan 1 ; Mahesh, Uma 2 ; Kumar, Sai 2 ; L, Meenakshy S 2 ; S, Sreelal B 2 

 Department of Physiology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India 
 Medical Intern, ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 
Pages
1828-1830
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Association of Physiologists, Pharmacists & Pharmacologists
ISSN
23204672
e-ISSN
22313206
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2865277619
Copyright
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