Investigating the Relationship of Anthropometric Measurements with Blood Pressure among Endogamous Groups of Punjab & Haryana

The current study included 1200 young adult unmarried girls between the ages of 18 and 35 who lived in the Haryana and Punjab regions. Subjects from two sects of these two locations, Jat and Baniya, were studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in young unmarried girls and to determine the efficacy of anthropometric indicators as predictors of high blood pressure. Weight, BMI, WC, WHR, and WHtR were revealed to have a significantly significant positive connection with SBP and DBP. WC and BMI are highly correlated. Each is useful in predicting cardiovascular risk.  In this study, it was discovered that BMI, WC, WHR, and WHtR can be utilised as blood pressure predictors in Haryana and Punjab. WC was found to be a better predictor of DBP in Punjabi Baniya females with a variation of 25% and in Haryanvi Baniya females with a variance of 10% when seen especially in endogamous groups. With 19 percent variance, BMI was found to be a strong predictor of SBP in Punjabi Baniya females, while WHtR was found to be a strong predictor of DBP in Punjabi Jat Sikh females with 21 percent variance.