Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.053
Utsavi Devang Desai, Alka Udania, P. Desai, Haripriyanka Kotha, Shino P Shajan
The femur is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body. Morphometric study of femur can be useful for estimation of stature, prediction of femur fractures/pathologies, operative management as well as for determination of congenital anomalies. 250 dry femur bones collected from bone Store, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat with study done over a period of 6 months. Total length of each femur and the Foraminal Index (FI) for each nutrient foramina were obtained. The mean total length of femur obtained was 41.22 cms. Torsion angle for both right sided as well as left sided femurs was most common in the range 11 - 14. 39.7% (48) of the total right sided femurs (121) had a torsion angle in the range 11 - 14 while 41.9% (54) of the total left sided femurs (129) also had a torsion angle in the range 11 - 14. Maximum number had a neck shaft angle in the range of 123 - 127 which constitutes 41.6% (104) of total sample size. Nutrient foramina was most commonly (48.8%) along linea aspera with most had a size corresponding to 22 gauge, which constitutes 45.7% (119) of total sample size. Morphometric study of femur helps us to determine various factors which could be helpful for prediction, prevention and diagnosis of a certain pathology as well as for its management and treatment.
{"title":"Cross sectional analytical study – Analytical morphometric study of dry femur in South Gujarat","authors":"Utsavi Devang Desai, Alka Udania, P. Desai, Haripriyanka Kotha, Shino P Shajan","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.053","url":null,"abstract":"The femur is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body. Morphometric study of femur can be useful for estimation of stature, prediction of femur fractures/pathologies, operative management as well as for determination of congenital anomalies. 250 dry femur bones collected from bone Store, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat with study done over a period of 6 months. Total length of each femur and the Foraminal Index (FI) for each nutrient foramina were obtained. The mean total length of femur obtained was 41.22 cms. Torsion angle for both right sided as well as left sided femurs was most common in the range 11 - 14. 39.7% (48) of the total right sided femurs (121) had a torsion angle in the range 11 - 14 while 41.9% (54) of the total left sided femurs (129) also had a torsion angle in the range 11 - 14. Maximum number had a neck shaft angle in the range of 123 - 127 which constitutes 41.6% (104) of total sample size. Nutrient foramina was most commonly (48.8%) along linea aspera with most had a size corresponding to 22 gauge, which constitutes 45.7% (119) of total sample size. Morphometric study of femur helps us to determine various factors which could be helpful for prediction, prevention and diagnosis of a certain pathology as well as for its management and treatment.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42451657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.050
Gopal Sharma, S. Srivastava
The accurate observations and measurable investigations to identify the sex is the intrinsic step in biological profile development of the sample. In such scenario, sacrum identifies unknown sex and associated sex related functional differences more precisely. In the past, studies have shown that the morphological features of the sacrum are influenced by the sex hormone secretion and its associated reproductive functions. There are several parameters that can be considered when the sacral dimorphism is considered. Along with the sacrum measurements, the subpubic angle of the individual can also be measured. Among all the parameters used, the breadth and curvature of the sacrum were reliable indicators of sex among these measures. Additionally, it was also reported that none of the criteria could completely determine the sex of the bones. Therefore, it can be said that in order to determine the sex of the sacrum with 100 percent accuracy, consideration of all the parameters should be done. Further, other factors associated with the environment, physical stress, and genetic factors also affects this measurement. Hence, a groundwork about the previous research, is required while evaluating the sexual dimorphism in sacrum.
{"title":"Morphometric study of sexual dimorphism in sacrum- A review paper","authors":"Gopal Sharma, S. Srivastava","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.050","url":null,"abstract":"The accurate observations and measurable investigations to identify the sex is the intrinsic step in biological profile development of the sample. In such scenario, sacrum identifies unknown sex and associated sex related functional differences more precisely. In the past, studies have shown that the morphological features of the sacrum are influenced by the sex hormone secretion and its associated reproductive functions. There are several parameters that can be considered when the sacral dimorphism is considered. Along with the sacrum measurements, the subpubic angle of the individual can also be measured. Among all the parameters used, the breadth and curvature of the sacrum were reliable indicators of sex among these measures. Additionally, it was also reported that none of the criteria could completely determine the sex of the bones. Therefore, it can be said that in order to determine the sex of the sacrum with 100 percent accuracy, consideration of all the parameters should be done. Further, other factors associated with the environment, physical stress, and genetic factors also affects this measurement. Hence, a groundwork about the previous research, is required while evaluating the sexual dimorphism in sacrum.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42418492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.057
P. Manyacka Ma Nyemb, Mouhamadou Niang, Habsatou Yattara, A. Ndiaye, M. Gaye
Nowadays, we see in many medical students a real demotivation whatever the discipline involved. This has disastrous effects in the student world resulting in a lack of interest in courses on the one hand but also the abandonment of medical studies on the other.The objective of this work was to identify the motivation factors of anatomy students of first and second years, determine the different types of motivation, assess the degree of motivation, and make recommendations to improve the motivation of anatomy students particularly, and generally during medical studies.In this context, we conducted a cross-sectional and descriptive study with L2 and L3 medical students at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis in the 2021/2021 academic year.We collected 135 questionnaires from 153 students, giving a response rate of 88.2%. Most respondents were male. The overall degree of motivation was 77.85% with no significant difference between the two sexes.Motivation is probably the most important factor that teachers can target to improve learning. A better understanding of the determinants and indicators of motivation could, to some extent, improve medical student training.
{"title":"Study on motivation factors and their affectiveness among the students of anatomy","authors":"P. Manyacka Ma Nyemb, Mouhamadou Niang, Habsatou Yattara, A. Ndiaye, M. Gaye","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.057","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, we see in many medical students a real demotivation whatever the discipline involved. This has disastrous effects in the student world resulting in a lack of interest in courses on the one hand but also the abandonment of medical studies on the other.The objective of this work was to identify the motivation factors of anatomy students of first and second years, determine the different types of motivation, assess the degree of motivation, and make recommendations to improve the motivation of anatomy students particularly, and generally during medical studies.In this context, we conducted a cross-sectional and descriptive study with L2 and L3 medical students at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis in the 2021/2021 academic year.We collected 135 questionnaires from 153 students, giving a response rate of 88.2%. Most respondents were male. The overall degree of motivation was 77.85% with no significant difference between the two sexes.Motivation is probably the most important factor that teachers can target to improve learning. A better understanding of the determinants and indicators of motivation could, to some extent, improve medical student training.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49048006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.058
M. Bhalerao, S. B. Sabade, Dnyanesh Babanrao Gagare, B. Vikhe
Depression is caused as a multifactorial psychiatric disorder and the reasons associated are genes, environmental, psychological, and biological factors. There are several molecular changes in the pathogenesis of depression. Antioxidants in the body like catalase was found to be deranged in patients suffering from depression. The present observational cases-control study was carried out in the Physiology Department of Rural Medical College Loni in collaboration with Psychiatry department. Total 183 subjects recruited for study. Out of total subjects 83 patients were diagnosed with depression and 100 were normal individuals without any psychiatric disorder. A non-probabilistic international sampling method was adopted for the selection of subjects. Significant decrease in serum catalase was observed in patient suffering from depression as compared to normal healthy individuals (p value < 0.05).The present study finds decreased serum catalase levels in patient suffering from depression as compared to the normal healthy controls.
{"title":"Study of serum catalase in depression at Pravara institute of medical sciences","authors":"M. Bhalerao, S. B. Sabade, Dnyanesh Babanrao Gagare, B. Vikhe","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.058","url":null,"abstract":"Depression is caused as a multifactorial psychiatric disorder and the reasons associated are genes, environmental, psychological, and biological factors. There are several molecular changes in the pathogenesis of depression. Antioxidants in the body like catalase was found to be deranged in patients suffering from depression. The present observational cases-control study was carried out in the Physiology Department of Rural Medical College Loni in collaboration with Psychiatry department. Total 183 subjects recruited for study. Out of total subjects 83 patients were diagnosed with depression and 100 were normal individuals without any psychiatric disorder. A non-probabilistic international sampling method was adopted for the selection of subjects. Significant decrease in serum catalase was observed in patient suffering from depression as compared to normal healthy individuals (p value < 0.05).The present study finds decreased serum catalase levels in patient suffering from depression as compared to the normal healthy controls.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44593920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.049
M. Rathore, C. Gupta, Neha Agarwal, Myuren Jayamohan
The present study endeavours to explore the significant role pelvic stability contributes to maintaining the desired alignment in yoga asanas. The faulty postures due to sedentary lifestyles cause weakening of the muscles. This paper explains how Hip Musculature essentially The Gluteus Maximus and Gluteus Medius play an essential role in pelvic stability in many yoga asanas as well as a vital role in the health of our lumbar spine, sacrum, hip joints, and knees. Further, given the recent global interest in yoga asanas, it is critical to identify particular risk factors and injury processes to decrease the frequency with which these injuries occur. Also, this narrative review of the literature on hip musculature and its correlation with yoga asanas focuses on the factors leading to injuries, thereby helping to determine which asanas represent the greatest risk of injury and propose injury-prevention techniques.
{"title":"Correlation of functional anatomy of hip musculature with yogic postures- Narrative review","authors":"M. Rathore, C. Gupta, Neha Agarwal, Myuren Jayamohan","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.049","url":null,"abstract":"The present study endeavours to explore the significant role pelvic stability contributes to maintaining the desired alignment in yoga asanas. The faulty postures due to sedentary lifestyles cause weakening of the muscles. This paper explains how Hip Musculature essentially The Gluteus Maximus and Gluteus Medius play an essential role in pelvic stability in many yoga asanas as well as a vital role in the health of our lumbar spine, sacrum, hip joints, and knees. Further, given the recent global interest in yoga asanas, it is critical to identify particular risk factors and injury processes to decrease the frequency with which these injuries occur. Also, this narrative review of the literature on hip musculature and its correlation with yoga asanas focuses on the factors leading to injuries, thereby helping to determine which asanas represent the greatest risk of injury and propose injury-prevention techniques.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44054187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.055
Maunil K. Desai, Shweta P. Desai
Removing the rigidity from Traditional Viva (TV) and making it flexible and easy with structured viva (SV) can drastically boost students' preparedness to appear confident in exam so that their knowledge and performance can improve. This study was conducted to identify the perception of faculties and students about SV and to evaluate the effect of SV on performance of students. After taking permission from Ethical committee, all willing students of first MBBS (2020-21), Government Medical College, Surat were enrolled in the study and were divided into 8 batches among 8 faculties. Pre validated SV cards were prepared well in advance. At the end of viva the pre-validated Questionnaire was given to collect their feedbacks for SV. Unpaired Student's t test and paired t test was applied for statistical analysis. When calculated statistically, it was found that, except for lower limb, students achieved more marks with SV as compared to TV. When combined and compared, the total marks obtained by the students in SV were more than the marks obtained in TV. The results from students' perspective suggests that SV is a more precise and unbiased way of practical examination of viva. It is valid, reliable and not/less subjective. Overall, Time consumption, Ease of execution, Ease of understanding and Ease of assessment make the SV a very good and noticeable option to TV. Considering faculties’ perception which was reflected as mixed responses, we can still create a good framework for installation of SV as a formative assessment method.
{"title":"Study on perception and effectiveness of structured viva among first year MBBS students","authors":"Maunil K. Desai, Shweta P. Desai","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.055","url":null,"abstract":"Removing the rigidity from Traditional Viva (TV) and making it flexible and easy with structured viva (SV) can drastically boost students' preparedness to appear confident in exam so that their knowledge and performance can improve. This study was conducted to identify the perception of faculties and students about SV and to evaluate the effect of SV on performance of students. After taking permission from Ethical committee, all willing students of first MBBS (2020-21), Government Medical College, Surat were enrolled in the study and were divided into 8 batches among 8 faculties. Pre validated SV cards were prepared well in advance. At the end of viva the pre-validated Questionnaire was given to collect their feedbacks for SV. Unpaired Student's t test and paired t test was applied for statistical analysis. When calculated statistically, it was found that, except for lower limb, students achieved more marks with SV as compared to TV. When combined and compared, the total marks obtained by the students in SV were more than the marks obtained in TV. The results from students' perspective suggests that SV is a more precise and unbiased way of practical examination of viva. It is valid, reliable and not/less subjective. Overall, Time consumption, Ease of execution, Ease of understanding and Ease of assessment make the SV a very good and noticeable option to TV. Considering faculties’ perception which was reflected as mixed responses, we can still create a good framework for installation of SV as a formative assessment method.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67626961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.059
Rashmi C Goshi
SI joint dysfunction is responsible for about 15-30% of low backache causes. It is crucial for locomotor activity as well as delivery during labour. It aids in axial body weight transmission and distribution from the sacrum to the pelvis. Limited gliding movements occur within joint cavity of this synovial joint. They are a category of inflammatory illnesses that affect the vertebral spines and peripheral joints, with stiffness as a common symptom. Anatomical differences in SI joint morphology, such as auxiliary SI joint, ilio sacral complex and sacral defect, and dismorphic joint, are of compelling interest when it comes to SI joint diseases. Obese people suffer from a variety of health problems related to sacroiliac joint.
{"title":"Bilateral bony fusion of sacroiliac joint- A rare case report","authors":"Rashmi C Goshi","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.059","url":null,"abstract":"SI joint dysfunction is responsible for about 15-30% of low backache causes. It is crucial for locomotor activity as well as delivery during labour. It aids in axial body weight transmission and distribution from the sacrum to the pelvis. Limited gliding movements occur within joint cavity of this synovial joint. They are a category of inflammatory illnesses that affect the vertebral spines and peripheral joints, with stiffness as a common symptom. Anatomical differences in SI joint morphology, such as auxiliary SI joint, ilio sacral complex and sacral defect, and dismorphic joint, are of compelling interest when it comes to SI joint diseases. Obese people suffer from a variety of health problems related to sacroiliac joint.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42706816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.046
Suma Yekappa Hottigoudar, Jakkula Akhil, P. Stephen, Y. Sontakke
To describe a complex case of anomalous kidneys involving right early division of renal artery, left accessory renal artery, bilateral upper polar arteries and bilateral extrarenal calyces. This is a very rare case documented having these four anomalies together. The variations were observed during routine anatomical dissection in a male cadaver at department of anatomy, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, IndiaDuring dissection, multiple anatomical variations involving the structures at the hilum of right kidney were found. Right kidney showed early division of renal artery (RRA) 1.4 cm close to aorta. Left kidney showed accessory renal artery (LARA) 5 mm above origin of main renal artery (LRA), running obliquely entering the hilum. Two polar arteries were seen entering upper pole on right kidney as well as left kidney (RUPA1, RUPA2, LUPA1, LUPA2). Extrarenal calyces were observed to be present in both the kidneys, two on the right and three on the left. The variations observed are of importance as multiple anomalies are present in a single cadaver. They are of significance during surgical procedures like renal transplantation, aortic surgeries and in radiological interpretation.
{"title":"Variations in renal arteries and pelvicalyceal system: A case report","authors":"Suma Yekappa Hottigoudar, Jakkula Akhil, P. Stephen, Y. Sontakke","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.046","url":null,"abstract":"To describe a complex case of anomalous kidneys involving right early division of renal artery, left accessory renal artery, bilateral upper polar arteries and bilateral extrarenal calyces. This is a very rare case documented having these four anomalies together. The variations were observed during routine anatomical dissection in a male cadaver at department of anatomy, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, IndiaDuring dissection, multiple anatomical variations involving the structures at the hilum of right kidney were found. Right kidney showed early division of renal artery (RRA) 1.4 cm close to aorta. Left kidney showed accessory renal artery (LARA) 5 mm above origin of main renal artery (LRA), running obliquely entering the hilum. Two polar arteries were seen entering upper pole on right kidney as well as left kidney (RUPA1, RUPA2, LUPA1, LUPA2). Extrarenal calyces were observed to be present in both the kidneys, two on the right and three on the left. The variations observed are of importance as multiple anomalies are present in a single cadaver. They are of significance during surgical procedures like renal transplantation, aortic surgeries and in radiological interpretation.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48140342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.042
S. Athavale, Sheetal Kotgirwar, R. Lalwani
India has the largest number of medical colleges in the world. Selection process for entry in these colleges is through entrance examination only. The present study was an attempt to explore such factors in pre admission profile of students that can predict the academic performance of the students. This observational cross-sectional study was carried out on 149 students who appeared for the university examination for first year MBBS of tertiary care teaching and research medical institute of Government of India, Bhopal. A prevalidated, pretested, structured questionnaire was used to collect information from the students regarding their sociodemographic and academic profile. Relationship between the study parameters and academic performance of students was explored statiscally.Majority of the study participants belonged to english medium, urban private schools. Almost 85% hailed from higher socioeconomic strata. Study parameters like performance of students in class X and XII, were positively statistically significantly correlated, while number of attempts taken to clear the entrance was negatively correlated to academic performance. Parameters like socioeconomic status, language, proficiency, place of stay and type of school did not show any relation with the academic performance. The entrance examination was found to be skewed towards students from one particular school board, urban, english medium students from higher socioeconomic strata. Possibility of adding scores of class XII and limiting the number of attempts in entrance examination needs to be considered. A level playing field needs to be provided for students across all school boards and across all the socioeconomic, linguistic and geographic backgrounds.
{"title":"Preadmission profile and academic performance: Are we selecting the best students for medicine?","authors":"S. Athavale, Sheetal Kotgirwar, R. Lalwani","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.042","url":null,"abstract":"India has the largest number of medical colleges in the world. Selection process for entry in these colleges is through entrance examination only. The present study was an attempt to explore such factors in pre admission profile of students that can predict the academic performance of the students. This observational cross-sectional study was carried out on 149 students who appeared for the university examination for first year MBBS of tertiary care teaching and research medical institute of Government of India, Bhopal. A prevalidated, pretested, structured questionnaire was used to collect information from the students regarding their sociodemographic and academic profile. Relationship between the study parameters and academic performance of students was explored statiscally.Majority of the study participants belonged to english medium, urban private schools. Almost 85% hailed from higher socioeconomic strata. Study parameters like performance of students in class X and XII, were positively statistically significantly correlated, while number of attempts taken to clear the entrance was negatively correlated to academic performance. Parameters like socioeconomic status, language, proficiency, place of stay and type of school did not show any relation with the academic performance. The entrance examination was found to be skewed towards students from one particular school board, urban, english medium students from higher socioeconomic strata. Possibility of adding scores of class XII and limiting the number of attempts in entrance examination needs to be considered. A level playing field needs to be provided for students across all school boards and across all the socioeconomic, linguistic and geographic backgrounds.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43193317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-15DOI: 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.040
A. Hasan, Preethi B L, P. Kalra, A. Kumar M
Obesity is a well-known risk factor for many diseases. It is also known to enhance complications of many diseases eg. Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study was done to assess the gustatory functions in obese T2DM individuals. This study was done to assess the gustatory functions in obese T2DM subjects and compare the same with lean T2DM individuals. A comparative study with a sample size of 40 was conducted. Patients aged 25 to 50 years with T2DM < 5 years duration and HBA1C ≤ 7 were divided into 2 groups, Group I- with normal weight (BMI of 18.5 to <25) and Group II with grade 1 obesity (BMI of 30 to < 35). Triple Drop Test was done to evaluate gustatory functions. Scoring from “5” to “1” was done on the identification of different concentrations of tastants. Taste scores for sweet, salty, sour, and bitter tastants were lesser in obese diabetics as compared to the lean T2DM subjects. This was statistically significant (p < 0.05) Conclusion: Taste impairment is observed in obese diabetic subjects. This could be an indication of early central diabetic neuropathy. Hypogeusia may cause an increased preference for sweet-tasting or salty foods thus imposing greater health risks, increasing obesity, and negatively affecting the quality of life.
{"title":"Taste dyfunction in obese type 2 diabetic individuals","authors":"A. Hasan, Preethi B L, P. Kalra, A. Kumar M","doi":"10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.040","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity is a well-known risk factor for many diseases. It is also known to enhance complications of many diseases eg. Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study was done to assess the gustatory functions in obese T2DM individuals. This study was done to assess the gustatory functions in obese T2DM subjects and compare the same with lean T2DM individuals. A comparative study with a sample size of 40 was conducted. Patients aged 25 to 50 years with T2DM < 5 years duration and HBA1C ≤ 7 were divided into 2 groups, Group I- with normal weight (BMI of 18.5 to <25) and Group II with grade 1 obesity (BMI of 30 to < 35). Triple Drop Test was done to evaluate gustatory functions. Scoring from “5” to “1” was done on the identification of different concentrations of tastants. Taste scores for sweet, salty, sour, and bitter tastants were lesser in obese diabetics as compared to the lean T2DM subjects. This was statistically significant (p < 0.05) Conclusion: Taste impairment is observed in obese diabetic subjects. This could be an indication of early central diabetic neuropathy. Hypogeusia may cause an increased preference for sweet-tasting or salty foods thus imposing greater health risks, increasing obesity, and negatively affecting the quality of life.","PeriodicalId":91698,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47514073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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