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International Physiology

Volume  6, Issue 3, Sep-Dec 2018, Pages 191-194
 

Original Article

Effect of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Mean Auditory Reaction Time for Low Pitch and High Pitch in School Bus Drivers

Garima Shah1, Rajni Soni2, Manjula Mehta3

1Junior Resident 2Professor & Head 3Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, India.

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ip.2347.1506.6318.4

Abstract

  The present study was carried out in the Department of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore (M.P.). It is a type of cross­sectional study. Study was performed after taking permission from the Ethics and Scientific Review Committee M.G.M. Medical College M.Y. Hospital, Indore and permission letter from the Head of Department of Physiology MGM Medical College, Indore and from respective school authorities. The period of study was from March 2015 to February 2016. We had selected 100 school bus drivers of age group 20­50 years. Conclusion: With increase in BMI auditory reaction time also increases but the data obtained were statistically not significant (p>0.05). So from above findings we can conclude that shorter auditory reaction time in drivers makes important sense for safe driving and it can prevent road traffic accidents as well. Study Design: Cross­sectional Study.

Keywords: Auditory Reaction Time; High & Low Pitch; BMI & Bus Drivers.


Corresponding Author : Manjula Mehta, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, India.