• Dr. SASMITA BEHERA

The present study was undertaken in Dharmasala block of Jajpur District of Odisha to assess the degree of association of physical attributes like age, height, weight, mid arm circumference, chest circumference, waist circumference, thigh circumference, waist-hip ratio (W/H) with Body Mass Index (BMI). The sample size was 120 out of which 60 boys and 60 girls were selected purposively. The respondents were teenagers between 13 to 18 years. They were grouped into early teenagers (13-15 years) and late teenagers (16-18years). It was observed that BMI showed significant positive correlation with chest, , weight hip, mid-arm, thigh, waist in that order in both the age group of boys & girls and there was also significant Inter Se correlation among bodily factors namely mid arm, chest, waist, hip and thigh. It was revealed through path analysis that body weight had the highest direct positive effect (1.159) on BMI in both boys and girls group. Mid arm, chest, waist, hip and thigh attribution had indirect contribution towards BMI via body weight. The residual effect (0.103) indicated that the most of the important attributes included had major contribution for BMI.

Obesity, Residual Effect, Body Mass Index, Physical Attributes, Path Analysis

"ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES WITH BODY MASS INDEX: A STUDY IN RURAL ODISHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.281-290, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N44.pdf

"ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES WITH BODY MASS INDEX: A STUDY IN RURAL ODISHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp281-290, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N44.pdf