Association of BMI with Anthropometric Measurements, Perceived Stress and Sleep Quality among Industrial Workers

Obesity is a thoughtful public health worry. One method to gauge the prevalence of obesity in the population is the body mass index or BMI. An Exploratory Research Design involving 500 industrial workers, comprising 325 males and 175 females was used in this study. Anthropometrical data, including height, weight, BMI, body fat percentage, hip circumference, neck circumference, waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were recorded and additionally, perceived stress levels and sleep quality were assessed using validated questionnaires. The results revealed significant positive correlations between BMI and WC (r=0.813), hip circumference (r=0.820) and WHR (r=0.683), body fat percentage (r= 0.868) indicating that higher BMI is associated with greater central adiposity and overall body fat. Furthermore, perceived stress was significantly related to BMI (r=0.722, p<0.001), with higher stress levels correlating with higher BMI values. Sleep quality also showed a momentous inverse relationship with BMI (r=-0.728, p<0.001), suggesting that poorer sleep quality is related with higher BMI. The strong associations between BMI, anthropometric measurements, stress, and sleep quality highlight the need for integrated health interventions that address both physical and psychological aspects that could potentially mitigate the adverse health effects associated with high BMI, stress, and poor sleep quality in industrial settings.