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Assessment of nutritional status of 90 women police working in different cadres of Hubballi-Dharwad revealed that, 3.33 per cent of police women were underweight and 31.11 per cent were normal remaining 66 per cent were obese. Specifically pre obese (23.33%), obese grade I (26.67%) and obese grade III (15.56%) category. According to waist circumference, highest proportion were categorised under substantially increased risk (38.89%), or at increased risk (30.00%), one third proportion of selected women police could be classified on no risk group (31.11%). Waist to hip ratio of women police revealed that, 51-56 per cent of women police exhibited risk of metabolic complications across the age groups. Further highest proportion of women among more than 54 years (66.67%) exhibited substantially increased risk of metabolic complications with WHR of more than or equal to 0.85. A strong positive association was recorded at 0.05 per cent level of significance for age and BMI of women police.

Key words: Body Mass Index, Nutritional status, Waist to hip ratio, Women police.