Relationship Between Obesity and Balance in Parachinar, District Kurram, Kpk-An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To find out the effects of BMI on BBS and to determines the risk of falls due to impaired balance in Parachinar, District Kurram METHODS An analytical cross-section study was carried out to determine the effects of BMI on BBS; the study included 269 individuals who are classified based on their body mass index. There were 157 males and 112 female. The clinical evaluation instruments Berg balance scale and Time Up and Go test (TUG) were used to collect the data and investigate the relationship between body mass index-based obesity and balance. Data was collected in Parachinar District Kurram from individuals have BMI 22.5kg/m2 or greater and age 20-50 years. RESULTS The BBS and TUG scores revealed that obese people had poor balance due to their body weight, as well as a decline in body balance and stability performance. There were 71.4% individuals who had BMI of 27.5-32.5kg/m 2 (class 1 obesity) and 10% individuals had severed obesity (class 3). 66.9% individuals had low risk of fall, 20% had medium risk of fall, and 12.3% had high risk of fall. CONCLUSION This study concluded that obesity has effects on balance and obese individuals have poor balance performance. According to this study individuals with greater BMI have poor balance performance and have high risk of falls. The results of this study illustrates that there is an association of BMI and BBS because the P-value is <0.05 and concluded that obesity cause impaired balance and which leads to increase a risk of falls.