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Project No. 104 (1996)Differences in Anthropometric Measurements and Systolic and Diastolic BloodPressure in Women of Different Ethnicity in Al Ain CityStudent Authors: Maryam Obeid Al ShamsiFaculty Supervisors: Dr. M.M. HossainAbstract:Objective To assess the association between body shape and cardiovascular diseaserisk factors by examining the inter relationship between anthropometricmeasurements and cardiovascular risk factors (systolic and diastolic blood pressure)among heterogeneous UAE population that provides an opportunity to study ethnicdifferences in fat distribution.Methods This cross sectional analytical study was conducted in Al Ain city. The targetpopulation was UAE nationals, white and black Arabs and Indian women. Aquestionnaire was administered by the investigator and this includes details about age,nationality, occupation, education, monthly expenditure, marital state, number ofchildren, contraception, drinking coffee or tea, cooking oil, fat foods, physical activityand family medical history, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and anthropometricmeasurements including weight, height, body mass index, subcapsular skin foldthickness, triceps skin fold thickness, subcapsular triceps ratio, waist and hipcircumference, and waist- hip ratio were measured for each subject.Results 300 were included in the study. Age and most of the anthropometric variableswere significantly (p