COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN INTERNAL ORGANS WITH BMI AMONGST ADULT POPULATION IN BENGAL
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 23
Abstract
BACKGROUND The organ weight is one of the important criteria used by pathologist during autopsy to detect any abnormality comparing the normal weight of that specific organ. But no such standard values of normal weights of internal organs are readily available for that of Indian population. This present study is an attempt to find out data of Bengali population with respect to their organ weights, its sexual dimorphism and its relation with the BMI. MATERIALS AND METHODS It is a descriptive study. The randomly selected group was between 18 and 60 years of age from the bodies coming for autopsy at RG Kar Medical College Mortuary, Kolkata. RESULTS In the study the mean weight of brain, heart, liver and spleen of Bengali males were 1.215, 0.291, 1.280 and 0.103 kg respectively. Whereas, the mean weight of brain, heart, liver and spleen of Bengali females were 1.098, 0.273, 1.076 and 0.091 kg respectively. All these values showed a definite sexual dimorphism among the population. Significant values were obtained only among the median weights of heart, liver and spleen compared with different categories of BMI among the Bengali males and not among the Bengali females. Non-parametric correlation test of BMI vs. internal organs showed positive correlation for all internal organs with BMI, but the values were significantly strong only with the heart, liver and spleen of the Bengali males. CONCLUSION This study has unambiguously proved that the organ weights in case of males are significantly more than that of females. It is in favour that BMI has a positive correlation with internal organ weight, especially in case of males.
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Partha Bhattacharya, Rina Das, Somnath Das
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