A comparative study of Emotional Quotient with relation to Blood Groups among medical students of Punjab

Introduction: Emotional quotient (EQ) is the ability to monitor one’s own and other's feelings and emotions for managing relations appropriately. It implies critical thinking and has a key role in augmenting coherence between the team members to work at their full potential for achieving their goals and success in life. There are numerous lines of evidence that shows the influence of blood groups on skills and abilities related to EQ. Individuals with blood group B are active and passionate but those with blood group A are intelligent, loyal to their work, and have maudlin behavior. People with AB blood group are spiritual and O blood groupers have leadership character and least respond to stress. This study aims to compare the EQ-related skills and abilities among medical students with various blood groups.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Aziz Fatimah medical and dental college, Faisalabad. Validate proforma consisting of questions related to demographic, blood groups, and Emotional intelligence scale (EIS) for EQ-related questions was constructed on google form and the link was shared among 600 MBBS students of different medical colleges in Punjab, Pakistan. Only 566 students filled out complete proforma and fulfilled our inclusion criteria for enrollment in the study. Data were retrieved from the individual responses of google form and transformed on SPSS 22 for data analysis. P values less ≤ than 0.05 were considered significant.Results: The most frequent blood group was B positive (B+ve) in this study. The highest score concerning self-awareness was in blood group A positive (A+ve) followed by O positive (O+ve) with a P-value=0.017. The highest score was observed in B+ve in the case of empathy but the difference in mean score was not statistically significant (p value= 0.326). Similarly, blood group A+ve showed the highest value in self-motivation, emotional stability, and managing relations with P-values of 0.036, 0.005, and 0.046 respectively. Participants with the A+ve blood group were more value-oriented, committed, showed integrity and altruistic behavior with P-value=0.032, 0.000, 0.013, and 0.032 respectively.Conclusion: People with the blood group A+ve had the highest emotional quotient than other blood groups. Blood group B was the most prevalent blood group in our study population

A comparative study of Emotional Quotient with relation to Blood Groups among medical students of Punjab

Introduction: Emotional quotient (EQ) is the ability to monitor one’s own and other's feelings and emotions for managing relations appropriately. It implies critical thinking and has a key role in augmenting coherence between the team members to work at their full potential for achieving their goals and success in life. There are numerous lines of evidence that shows the influence of blood groups on skills and abilities related to EQ. Individuals with blood group B are active and passionate but those with blood group A are intelligent, loyal to their work, and have maudlin behavior. People with AB blood group are spiritual and O blood groupers have leadership character and least respond to stress. This study aims to compare the EQ-related skills and abilities among medical students with various blood groups.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Aziz Fatimah medical and dental college, Faisalabad. Validate proforma consisting of questions related to demographic, blood groups, and Emotional intelligence scale (EIS) for EQ-related questions was constructed on google form and the link was shared among 600 MBBS students of different medical colleges in Punjab, Pakistan. Only 566 students filled out complete proforma and fulfilled our inclusion criteria for enrollment in the study. Data were retrieved from the individual responses of google form and transformed on SPSS 22 for data analysis. P values less ≤ than 0.05 were considered significant.Results: The most frequent blood group was B positive (B+ve) in this study. The highest score concerning self-awareness was in blood group A positive (A+ve) followed by O positive (O+ve) with a P-value=0.017. The highest score was observed in B+ve in the case of empathy but the difference in mean score was not statistically significant (p value= 0.326). Similarly, blood group A+ve showed the highest value in self-motivation, emotional stability, and managing relations with P-values of 0.036, 0.005, and 0.046 respectively. Participants with the A+ve blood group were more value-oriented, committed, showed integrity and altruistic behavior with P-value=0.032, 0.000, 0.013, and 0.032 respectively.Conclusion: People with the blood group A+ve had the highest emotional quotient than other blood groups. Blood group B was the most prevalent blood group in our study population

Emerging Risk Factors for Impaired Lung Function in Chemical Industry Workers of Faisalabad

Objective: To determine the impact, obesity and age on the lung functions determined by PEFR of healthy workers of chemical industries. Methodology:  This was a cross sectional study performed at private medical college of Faisalabad. Three days medical camp was arranged during 2nd to 4th  September 2020 after taking approval from institutional ethical committee. All relevant information including age, residence and history about chemical exposure were recorded in a structured proforma. Obesity was determined on basis of BMI grading. BMI was calculated from estimated Height and weight   PEFR of each participant was determined using Wright’s Peak flow meter.  Data was analyzed by SPSS21. Results: Mean± SD age, height and weight of the studied population was 38.85 ± 12.1, 170.07  ±12.0   and 78.12 ±12.7. lowest PEFR value was found in subjects with age range 61 to 70 years as compred to youger subjects . The mean PEFR value were significantly different  with respect to various age catagoeies with  p value= 0.000 Highest mean PEFR values were found in  taller subjects having height ≥ 180 cm and lowest values were found in subjects with height 150-159 cm,  the difference in means was statisticaly significant with p value= 0.05. Morbid  obese subjects showing comparatively  lower PEFR values in morbid obese  with significant p value =0.002. . PEFR was found to be negatively associated with age ( p- value= 0.000*)  and BMI( p value =0.001*). Our results also showed weak positive association of PEFR with height, however this relation was not found to be statistically significant (p value= 0.081). Conclusion: Peak expiratory flow rate is negatively associated with increasing BMI and age, reflecting that elderly and obese subjects are more prone to have affected lung function due to exposure to chemical

Emerging Risk Factors for Impaired Lung Function in Chemical Industry Workers of Faisalabad

Objective: To determine the impact, obesity and age on the lung functions determined by PEFR of healthy workers of chemical industries. Methodology:  This was a cross sectional study performed at private medical college of Faisalabad. Three days medical camp was arranged during 2nd to 4th  September 2020 after taking approval from institutional ethical committee. All relevant information including age, residence and history about chemical exposure were recorded in a structured proforma. Obesity was determined on basis of BMI grading. BMI was calculated from estimated Height and weight   PEFR of each participant was determined using Wright’s Peak flow meter.  Data was analyzed by SPSS21. Results: Mean± SD age, height and weight of the studied population was 38.85 ± 12.1, 170.07  ±12.0   and 78.12 ±12.7. lowest PEFR value was found in subjects with age range 61 to 70 years as compred to youger subjects . The mean PEFR value were significantly different  with respect to various age catagoeies with  p value= 0.000 Highest mean PEFR values were found in  taller subjects having height ≥ 180 cm and lowest values were found in subjects with height 150-159 cm,  the difference in means was statisticaly significant with p value= 0.05. Morbid  obese subjects showing comparatively  lower PEFR values in morbid obese  with significant p value =0.002. . PEFR was found to be negatively associated with age ( p- value= 0.000*)  and BMI( p value =0.001*). Our results also showed weak positive association of PEFR with height, however this relation was not found to be statistically significant (p value= 0.081). Conclusion: Peak expiratory flow rate is negatively associated with increasing BMI and age, reflecting that elderly and obese subjects are more prone to have affected lung function due to exposure to chemical

COVID-19 pandemic awareness, attitudes, and practices among the Pakistani general public

Background: Outbreak of COVID-19, in many countries, has imposed a lockdown on their residents. The usefulness of extenuative actions is extremely reliant on society\u27s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward pandemic control. Objective: This study aimed to explore the awareness, attitudes, and practices of the general Pakistani population to COVID-19. Methods: From June 13, 2020, until June 30, 2020, a cross-sectional online KAP survey was conducted among the Pakistani public. For data collection, a validated self-administered questionnaire was used. The survey instrument consisted of six demographic characteristics, 14 items on knowledge, four on attitudes, and six items on practices, modified from a previously published questionnaire on COVID-19. Results: The present study included 2,307 participants, 58.3% males and 41.7% of females. The majority (86.7%) sought information from social media (SM) and television, 95% had good practices, 89.9% had positive attitudes, and two-thirds (67.4%) of the respondents had adequate knowledge. The students and people from younger age groups had more positive attitudes compared with others. Highly educated w with other groups (p \u3c 0.001). In logistic regression analysis, the odds ratio indicated that the private job was negatively associated, and high monthly income was positively associated with adequate knowledge (OR = 0.595). Old age was the predictor of negative attitude, and high school degrees and master\u27s degrees were associated with good practice scores. Conclusion: The Pakistani general population has an overall positive attitude and proactive practices against COVID-19, but their knowledge is inadequate. The most important source of information was SM, followed by television. These are playing a crucial role in educating the Pakistani public

Impact of Exposure of Chemical Fumes on Blood Pressure and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Industrial Workers of Faisalabad

Objectives: 1. To determine the impact of duration of exposure to industrial chemical fumes on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) and blood pressure of the industrial workers. 2. To find out the association between changes in blood pressure and PEFR due to exposure to industrial chemical fumes in these subjects. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad. The study participants were 151 males working in the chemical industries. The study was approved by institutional ethical committee and informed consent was taken from the participants. Free camp was arranged for three days in September 2020 in the industrial area of Faisalabad. Thorough history of exposure to chemicals was taken using structured proforma. PEFR values were recorded using Wrights handheld peak flow meter. Blood pressure was taken by auscultatory method using mercury sphygmomanometer. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results: Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly raised with increase in duration of exposure.  PEFR levels were significantly declined with increase in duration of exposure to chemicals. Significant negative association was noted between diastolic blood pressure and PEFR (p value = 0.003). Negative correlation was observed between PEFR and systolic Blood pressure, however it was not statistically significant (p value = 0.92). Conclusions: PEFR decreased while Systolic and diastolic blood pressures increased significantly with increase in the duration of exposure to chemicals. There was a significant negative correlation between PEFR and diastolic blood pressure while there was no association between PEFR and systolic blood pressure

How good is the obesity associated with blood groups in a cohort of female university going students?

Objective: To find out frequency of obesity in female University students in Faisalabad and to investigate its association with blood groups of ABO system. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with a sample size of 200 female University students, recruited from the Faisalabad based institutes from May 2017 to July 2017. Relevant information was taken by administering questionnaire. Height in meters and weight in kg were taken by stadiometer. BMI was calculated using formula BMI=weight in kg/height m2. Blood groups were determined by classic (antigen-antibody agglutination test).The data was analyzed through SPSS 20. Descriptive were presented as mean± SD and association of BMI with blood groups was assessed by regression analysis. P value ≤0.05 deemed statistically significant. Results: Out of students, 192 attempted the questionnaire and participated in study (96% response rate), 30% of the 192 females were obese, distribution of ABO blood group showed 43%, followed by O, A and AB. 90% were Rh positive and 10% were Rh negative. Blood group O showed a trend towards obesity and blood group AB showed a trend towards lean body. Conclusion: The blood group O showed the significant positive association with obesity. Population with blood group O showed greatest susceptibility to be overweight and obese.</p