Association between body size and serum estrogen level in reproductive women of Rajshahi city

Background: Nutritional status is a unique technique for assessment of consumption and utilization of nutrients. Malnutrition affects several aspects of physiology of the body and it is responsible for imbalance of serum estrogen level in women. Methods: This cross-sectional type of descriptive study was carried out in the Department of Physiology in Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi over a period of 12 months from July 2021 to June 2022 among the adult females aged 18 to 40 years in Rajshahi city. Pre-designed, validated, structured questionnaire was used to gather information from 150 women residing in Rajshahi City. Results: Out of 150 respondents, BMI wise distribution of the serum estrogen levels revealed that 12.5%, 7.7%, 0% & 8.3% had low level and 25%, 3.8%, 10.0% & 12.5% had high level of estrogen in underweight, normal weight, overweight & obese group, respectively. Relationship between serum estrogen level and nutritional status of the respondents was found statistically non-significant (p > 0.05). Conclusions: This study might create awareness about nutritional status of adult females and make them conscious to lead a healthy life.