Research Article
Association of Anthropometric Indices with Menstrual Abnormality among Nursing Students of Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants (N = 240).
| S. no. | Demographic and anthropometric characteristics | Frequency | Proportion (%) |
| 1 | Age group (mean ± SD = 19.2 ± 2.5), range (16–24) | <20 years | 79 | 32.92 | ≥20 years | 161 | 67.08 |
| 2 | Age of menarche (mean ± SD = 13.3 ± 1.5), range (7–19) | ≤10 years | 41 | 17.08 | 11–14 years | 155 | 64.58 | ≥15 years | 44 | 18.34 |
| 3 | BMI (mean ± SD = 20.9 ± 3.1), range (14.5–32.46) | Normal | 141 | 58.75 | Underweight | 52 | 21.67 | Over weight | 35 | 14.58 | Obese | 12 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Waist-hip ratio (WHR) (mean ± SD = 0.9 ± 0.3), range (0.65–1.24) | Normal (≤0.8) | 133 | 55.41 | High (>0.8) | 107 | 44.59 |
| 5 | Weight-height ratio (WHtR) (mean ± SD = 0.5 ± 0.3), range (0.28–0.63) | Normal (≤0.5) | 155 | 64.58 | High (>0.5) | 85 | 35.42 |
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