Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 1-6
To Study the Relationship of Human Circadian Rhythm with Body Mass Index & Mini Mental State Examination
Anupama V. Betigeri1, Rinku Garg2, Vithalkumar M. Betigeri3, Himanshu Thukral4
1Reader, Department of Physiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, India
2Professor, 4PhD Scholar,
Department of Physiology, Santosh Medical College & Hospitals, Santosh Deemed to be University Ghaziabad, India
3Professor, Department of CTVS, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi
Corresponding Author: Himanshu Thukral
ABSTRACT
Background: There is individual difference of morningness -eveningness based on intrinsic biological rhythms of a person. Many studies shows a relationship between measures of morningness –eveningness preference (MEQ) score with mini-mental state examination (MMSE) & body mass index (BMI). Our study explores the relationship of these factors to grading the cognitive state of undergraduate dental students.
Method: A total of 49 individuals provided with morning-evening questionnaire (MEQ) for the information on circadian rhythm. Their cognitive ability was assessed using mini mental state examination questionnaire (MMSE). Shapiro-Wilk test and Wilcoxon test were applied using R software (v.3.2.2). P value was considered to be significant at (p<0.05).
Results: On the basis of analysis, the students were divided into evening type and morning type. Cognitive assessment of both morning type and evening types shows significant difference between them with evening type have significantly lower MMSE score. Also evening type participants were having higher BMI than morning types.
Conclusion: In this study it seen that evening chronotype participants are more obese with low cognitive score in comparison to morning chronotype participants.
Key words: Cognition, circadian rhythm, chronotype