Comparative Study on Body Composition and Health Factors status of Female Primary Teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan School

Disha Vats, Dr Savita Bhagat, Dr Dinesh P. Sharma and Dr Vijay Kumar

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the status of various body composition and health factors of Primary Teachers of KVS Schools in Delhi-NCR. In KVS Schools, Primary Teachers look after the physical education activities for students upto 5th standard. The research scholar was intended to compare their health status factors with standardized values. InBody Composition Analyzer Machine was used to collect body composition data from 599 Female Primary Teachers from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Schools in Delhi-NCR. The study was conducted on selected variables i.e., Body Fat %, BMI and WHR. Sample t-test was applied to make comparison of selected variables with standardized values and the obtained result proved that female teachers are possessing significantly higher body fat%, BMI and WHR. It is obvious that higher obtained values of selected variables making teachers more vulnerable to various diseases.