A Cross-sectional Study to Evaluate the Correlation Between Haematological Profile and Body Mass Index in Adults

Abstract

Aim: To study the correlation between haematological profile and body mass index in adults.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Physiology, Govt.
Medical College, Bettiah, Bihar, India, for 1 year. 200 participants, 100 males and 100 females
in the age group 18 to 32 years were included in this study. Under aseptic precaution 10 ml
blood sample taken from antecubital vein and then transfererd to EDTA tube. Then full
haematological profile was taken using sysmex haematology analyser.
Results: In our study, PCV is statistically increased in overweight and obese individuals as
compared to other BMI groups in both males and females. Total leucocyte count was
significantly higher in overweight and obese subjects when compared to normal subjects. We
found no change in Haemoglobin concentration and RBC count in all BMI groups.
Conclusion: In our study we observed leucocytosis and higher PCV in overweight and obese
individual groups when compared to underweight and normal weight BMI groups. There is
direct positive correlation between BMI and total leucocyte count. RBC count and
haemoglobin concentration shows no statistical significance among all BMI groups.