In the present study an attempt has been made to figure out the remarkable factors that were responsible for higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and obesity as well as to observe the existing trends of BMI in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The factors were age, sex, diabetes, blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose and random glucose. The statistical analysis with both classical and Bayesian methodologies was carried out for the investigation of significant risk factors. The results showed that with the increase in age the BMI also increases i.e., respondents of age group > 60 have the highest percentage of 82.76% for BMI. Moreover, it was found that except sex and blood pressure all other factors had significant association with BMI. Additionally, four factors namely, age, diabetes, total cholesterol and triglycerides were selected for the development of the parsimonious model of BMI based on generalized linear model, step wise regression and Bayesian model averaging.

Muhamad Sajjad Ali Gill graduated from the Govt College University (GCU, Pakistan), Lahore Pakistan in 1999 and achieved Roll Of Honour forms (GCU). He completed his first MSc (computer science, software engineering) from the University of Central Punjab (Pakistan), Lahore in 2003 from Pakistan. He completed his second master's in sports science and physical education (distinction, 2006), and achieved a University Blue from the University of the Punjab (Pakistan) in 2001. He has experience as a physical trainer, served the Pakistan Cricket Board, was a part of different National Cricket Teams (Pakistan, Pakistan A, Pakistan Academies, and Pakistan U-19s), and completed level-1 & level-2 physical training courses, particularly in injuries, rehabilitation, and training. He has worked as a physical trainer with National Cricket Academy Teams & also the course in charge of level-1(elementary course & trainers course), delivering lectures conducted sessions for cricketers from 2005 to 2010. He completed his Ph.D research (rehabilitation of acute & chronic ankle sprain, 2021). More than 38 published articles under his name and 2 times achieved awards best researcher and international best researcher awards in Chennai 2021 & Tamil Nadu 2023 India. His biggest achievement is that he received the Best Researcher Award in Chennai, India “VDGOOD Engineering, Science & Medicine” The International Conference Awards 2021. A number of times he got a “Best Reviewer Certificate” from different journals. His latest achievement is that he was selected for the PhD approved supervisor from higher education commission. He was working as a lecturer in the department of sports sciences & physical education in 2021 May. He was promoted to assistant professor in the same department. He is a member of ACSM, International Organization for Health Sports and Kinesiology, The Progress: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (section editor), and vice president of the Sports Promotion Society. Currently, he has worked as an associate professor at the department of sports science and physical education, The University of Punjab, Lahore since 2023 till date.