Volume 14, Issue 2, 1 April 2015, Pages 240-243
a
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
b Nutrition Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
c Departments of Experimental Nutritional Medicine, Nutritional Sciences Institute, Potsdam, Germany
b Nutrition Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
c Departments of Experimental Nutritional Medicine, Nutritional Sciences Institute, Potsdam, Germany
Abstract
The aim of the
present study was to determine different types of Mizaj and their
association with body composition in overweight and obese women. In this cross-sectional study, 135 overweight and obese women
aged 18-30 yrs old were recruited from April to June 2013 in
Tabriz-Iran. Weight, height and body composition (fat mass (FM), fat
free mass (FFM) and total body water (TBW)) were measured and body mass
index (BMI) was calculated. Determination of Mizaj type (Safravi,
Saudavi, Damavi, Balghami) was performed with face to face interview by
traditional medicine specialist. Data analysis was performed using SPSS
software version 16.0. P<0.05 was considered significant. Mean age
and BMI of participants were 25.5±3 yrs and 33±4.3kg/m2,
respectively. Frequencies of subjects with Safravi, Saudavi, Damavi and
Balghami temperaments were 31, 14, 47.4 and 7.4%, respectively. Most
participants had Mizaj of Dam. No significant differences were observed
in body weight and BMI values among different types of Mizaj (p>0.05
in both variables), but comparison percentage of FM among women, indicated significant differences between %FM in women
with Mizaj of Sauda and Dam (P<0.01). However, further studies are
needed to clarify association between type of Mizaj with weight and body
composition. © 2015, National Institute of Science Communication and
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Author keywords
Body composition; Female; Obesity; Overweight; Temperament