Global Journal of Medical Research, L: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 22 Issue 2

© 2022. Dr. Sampa Mitra. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- nd/4.0/. Assessment of Body Mass Index (BMI) and General Health Status of Male Auto-Rickshaw Drivers in Garia, Kolkata By Dr. Sampa Mitra Abstract- Background: In India, auto-rickshaw is one of the main modes of public transport in urban and semi-urban areas; however, auto-rickshaw drivers often suffer from various nutritional deficiencies. Objective: The objective of this work is to assess the body mass index (BMI) and the general health status of the auto-rickshaw drivers of the Garia Southern Avenue auto-rickshaw stand (in Kolkata). Method: To achieve this objective, a cross-sectional study has been undertaken, whereby data have been collected in February-July 2018, regarding duration of work, nature of addiction, ownership pattern, general clinical status, BMI and body fat percentage, of 157 male auto- rickshaw drivers, attached to the aforesaid stand, and belonging to the age-group of 18-55 years. Subsequently, the binomial test has been conducted at 5% level of significance. Keywords: auto-rickshaw driver, Kolkata, body mass index, health status, binomial test, cross- sectional study. GJMR-L Classification: DDC Code: 615.704 LCC Code: RM301 AssessmentofBodyMassIndexBMIandGeneralHealthStatusofMaleAutoRickshawDriversinGariaKolkata Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Global Journal of Medical Research: L Nutrition & Food Science Volume 22 Issue 2 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888