Comparative study of body mass index between rural and urban area students of Haryana state

Abstract

For the purpose of the study 100 male students were selected from six Govt. Senior Secondary Schools of District Kaithal, Haryana (50 from rural and 50 students from urban areas). With regard to purpose of the study Mean, Standard Deviation and ‘t’ test were calculated to compare the Body Mass Index rural and urban area students. It was found that there was insignificant difference between rural area students and urban area students of Govt. Senior Secondary Schools of District Kaithal, Haryana for their Body Mass Index (BMI).