TITLE:
Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Determination in Cancer Patients
AUTHORS:
J. Owusu-Banahene, E. O. Darko, F. Hasford
KEYWORDS:
Body Mass Index, Percentage Body Fat, Obesity, Risk Factor and Metabolic Disorder
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.8 No.4,
December
29,
2018
ABSTRACT: Body Mass Index (BMI) and Percentage Body Fat (%BF) values have been determined in cancer patients. In the study, 83 adult cancer patients were assessed of which 15 (18.1%) were males and 68 (81.9%) females. Body weight and height of individual patients were used in calculating their respective BMI values. The respective %BF values were determined taking into consideration of the age, gender and BMI. Maximum values of BMI (34.71 kg/m2) and %BF (46.37%) were obtained, for which they were females and the minimum values of BMI (12.08 kg/m2) and %BF (12.35%) respectively. The patient with the minimum %BF value was male and that of BMI was female. It was observed from the results that females have higher values of both BMI and %BF than their male counterparts. The study reveals higher rate of female cancer incidence than males.