Obesity

Question 1

BMI is a simple index of

Answer 1

Weight for height

Question 2

BMI?

Answer 2

Weight (kg)/ (height in metre)^2

Question 3

BMI is independent of

Answer 3

Age
Sex

Question 4

BMI should not be calculated in

Answer 4

Pregnant women

Question 5

BMI does not distinguish between

Answer 5

Weight associated with fat and weight associated with muscle

Question 6

Methods for assessment of obesity

Answer 6

Body weight
Skin fold thickness
Waist circumference
Waist to hip ratio

Question 7

Body weight along with height is used to calculate which several indices?

Answer 7

BMI
Ponderal index
Broca’s index
Lorentz’s formula
Corpulence index

Question 8

Ponderal index?

Answer 8

Height in cm / cube root of wt.in kg

Question 9

Broca’s index

Answer 9

Height (cm) - 100

Question 10

Lorentz’s formula

Answer 10

Ideal wt.For males = height in cm- 100 - (height in cm - 150)/ 2

Question 11

Corpulence index

Answer 11

Actual wt. / desirable wt
(Should not exceed 1.2)

Question 12

Instrument used for measuring skin fold thickness

Answer 12

Harpenden skin calliper

Question 13

Sites for measurement of skin fold thickness.

Answer 13

Mid triceps
biceps
Subscapular
Suprailiac

Question 14

Interpretation

Answer 14

Sum of measurement should be:
-Less than 40 mm in boys
-Less than 50mm in girls

Question 15

Disadvantages

Answer 15

Standards for subcutaneous fat do not exist for comparison
measurement impossible for extreme obese individual
poor repeatability

Question 16

Waist circumference measured at.

Answer 16

Mid point of lower border of rib cage and iliac crest (at the level of ambilicus)

Question 17

Increased risk of metabolic complications for

Answer 17

Men with waist circumference greater than or equal to 102 cm
Women greater than or equal to 88 cm

Question 18

Waist to hip ratio

Answer 18

Men = 1
Women= 0.85

Question 19

Aim of prevention and control strategies for obesity are:

Answer 19

To maintain BMI between 18 and 25 throughout the childhood
To prevent development of overweight
To prevent the progression of overweight to obesity
To prevent the regain of weight among those obese patients who have already lost some weight