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Publication Correlation of Body Mass Index with Handgrip Strength and Endurance of Dominant Hand in Medical Students(Institute of Medicine, 2020) Shrestha, Lava; Gurung, Sanyukta; Bhat, Neeti; Mahotra, Narayan B; Bajimaya, Mahesh M; Malla, Neha; Kandel, Sabita; Shakya, Aman; Aryal, Vibina; Gyawali, Bigyan R; Rayamajhi, Nirmala; Pradhan, SaitABSTRACT Introduction: Hand grip strength is used in evaluation of muscle strength and is also increasingly being used as an indicator for nutritional status. The maximum force applied voluntarily by the subject is called maximum handgrip strength, which is measured in kilograms. Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to perform against a load for an extended period of time, measured in seconds. This study aims to correlate body mass index with handgrip strength and handgrip endurance in medical students. Methods:This is a cross sectional, observational study which included 74 undergraduate students of Maharajgunj Medical Campus by convenient sampling method. Body mass index was calculated by Quetelet’s formula. Camry digital hand dynamometer was used to measure handgrip strength in the dominant hand in kilograms. Participants were instructed to hold dynamometer with maintained pressure of 30% of maximum handgrip strength for as long as possible to determine the handgrip endurance. Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS Statistics software. Results: The handgrip strength was more in males than females with a mean of 43.09±3.72 kg, while handgrip endurance was more in females with a mean of 123.60±50.65 sec. Positive correlation was seen between body mass index and handgrip strength (r=0.23 and p=0.045). Body mass index and handgrip endurance also showed positive correlation (r=0.34 and p=0.003). Conclusion: Significant correlation of body mass index with handgrip strength and handgrip endurance was seen in medical students. Keywords: Body mass index, correlation, handgrip endurance, handgrip strength, medical studentsPublication Electro-physiological Changes in the Central Nervous System by Visual Evoked Potential in Diabetic Patients(Nepal Health Research Council, 2022) Malla, Neha; Mahotra, Narayan B; Shrestha, Lava; Joshi, Sajun Narayan; Gurung, SanyuktaAbstract Background: Increasing sedentary lifestyle in today’s world has increased the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus. Loss of vision due to diabetic retinopathy is a major public health burden. Visual evoked potential identifies the neuronal degenerative changes in chronic metabolic disorders specially Diabetes Mellitus. The study aimed at evaluating changes in visual evoked potential waves in diabetic patients. Methods: This is a cross sectional comparative study consisting of 90 participants, out of which 60 were diabetic patients and 30 were non-diabetic control group. Among diabetic patients, 30 were without retinopathy, 10 with mild non-proliferative retinopathy, 10 with moderate non-proliferative retinopathy and 10 with severe non-proliferative retinopathy. Visually evoked potential latencies and amplitudes were compared among diabetic patients and the control group and also among individuals with different grades of retinopathy. Results: Delay in P100 latency and decrease in its amplitude were statistically significant in diabetic patients. The changes in P100 latency, P100 amplitude and N75 latency were also significant in different grades of retinopathy. Conclusions: There are statistically significant changes in visually evoked potential in diabetes patients. Visual evoked potential is a useful, non-invasive investigation which can establish the central nervous system neuropathy in diabetes at an early stage of the disease. So Diabetic retinopathy can be prevented due to early detection of neuropathy by visual evoked potential test Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; diabetic retinopathy; visual evoked potential