Author(s)

J. Owusu-Banahene^1,2*, E. O. Darko², F. Hasford³

¹Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon-Accra, Ghana.
²Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, Kwabenya-Accra, Ghana.
³Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon-Accra, Ghana.

Body Mass Index (BMI) and Percentage Body Fat (%BF) values have been determined in cancer patients. In the study, 83 adult cancer patients were assessed of which 15 (18.1%) were males and 68 (81.9%) females. Body weight and height of individual patients were used in calculating their respective BMI values. The respective %BF values were determined taking into consideration of the age, gender and BMI. Maximum values of BMI (34.71 kg/m²) and %BF (46.37%) were obtained, for which they were females and the minimum values of BMI (12.08 kg/m²) and %BF (12.35%) respectively. The patient with the minimum %BF value was male and that of BMI was female. It was observed from the results that females have higher values of both BMI and %BF than their male counterparts. The study reveals higher rate of female cancer incidence than males.

Body Mass Index, Percentage Body Fat, Obesity, Risk Factor and Metabolic Disorder

Owusu-Banahene, J. , Darko, E. and Hasford, F. (2018) Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Determination in Cancer Patients. Open Journal of Radiology, 8, 307-317. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2018.84034.