Bust Size in Association with Body Mass Index of Young Adult Women with Chronic Thoracic Pain

Afolabi TO, Caroline AD, Afolabi AD, Ihegihu EYN and Jonathan BN

Published on: 2024-06-28

Abstract

Background: Various categories of women Bust size may be affect some selected clinical outcome such as thoracic pain, trunk range of motion, posture.

Aim: This study investigated the association between Bust Size and Body Mass Index (BMI) with the prevalence of thoracic spine pain among young adult women. Also, the BMI and bust size of the women were categorized.

Method: One hundred and sixty-seven (167) female participants were pulposively recruited for this cross sectional study using burst cup size level. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics and Research committee of University of Medical Sciences, Ondo West Local Government and verbal informed consent of the participants were obtained. Bust size was measured using tape measure and it was categorized using Triumph chart bust measurement, also the BMI of the participants were assessed and the thoracic pain intensity was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS). Data collected were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS version 23 and significance was set at p<0.05.

Results: Results showed that majority of the young women were between the age range 25-30 years (50.2%), obese (48%), have medium bust size (47%). Moreover, there was significant association between Bust size and the Thoracic pain level of the participants (x2 = 20.448, p = 0.000) Body Mass Index of the participants (x2 = 31.686, p = 0.000).

Conclusion:  It was concluded from this study that Bust size contributed to the development of thoracic pain. Also, the body mass index is associated with increasing bust size.