Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist to Height Ratio (WHTR) for Prediction of Cardiovascular Diseases: Women at Higher Risk than Men in Jos

The problem of cardiac arrest and stroke in humans leading to paralysis or death are known to relate to the risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type II diabetes, gallstone, breathing problems and certain cancers.  The risk for such diseases in turn, is correlated to the Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist to Height Ratio (WHtR) which are strong indicators of visceral/abdominal fat which accumulates around the internal organs affecting the heart, liver and kidneys. However, it is not known whether these major risk factors are higher in males or females. In this work, the weights, heights and waists of 50 volunteers (25 males and 25 females) were carried out on people whose ages ranged between 19 and 75 years with the aid of a weighing balance and a measuring tape. Results show that the Body Mass Indices (BMI) of males ranged between 18.29 and 30.70kg/m2 while that of females ranged between 19.05 and 39.11kg/m2. Waist to Height Ratios for males ranged between 0.4331 and 0.6954 while that for females ranged between 0.4310 and 0.7746. The 2-tailed......

Human Age Estimation: Use of Doppler Ultrasound Blood Velocity Measurement in the Human Carotid Artery

Assessment of a living person’s age has gained prominence due to its numerous applicability: suspected criminals with no reliable records of identification where verifying age is essential for determining legal and/or financial responsibility; adults from developing nations with no reliable certificates or documents and falsification of age in order to merit appointments or participate in sporting events are a few to mention. In this work, the Peak Systolic Velocity (PSV) and End Diastolic Velocity (EDV) on the right and left Common Carotid Arteries were measured with the LOGIQ 5 EXPERT Ultrasound Machine using the technique of Doppler Ultrasound Velocity Measurement of blood flow in the carotid arteries of 50 volunteers (25 males and 25 females) whose blood pressures were taken. Use of The IBM SPSS shows that the Right Peak Systolic Velocity and Left End Diastolic Velocity were unrelated to the blood pressure for the hypertensive, pre-hypertensive and.......