Background: Hypertension is a major contributor to the global disease burden. It poses an important public health challenge. Even as most studies assess the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors in older adults and the elderly, there is a paucity of such data among teenagers and young adults. Knowledge of the predisposing risk factors is vital in the modification of lifestyle behaviors conducive to optimal cardiovascular health. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study carried out among the undergraduate medical students a Government Medical College in Kolkata. Total sample size for analysis was 850. Students were interviewed using a predesigned and pretested semi structured questionnaire and blood pressure, BMI and WHR was measured. Results: In this study13.88% of the students were hypertensives, while 19.18% were prehypertensives. Significant association (p ≤ 0.05) was found with age, place of stay, gender, year of study, BMI, WHR, family history of hypertension, excess salt consumption, junk food intake and physical activity. Conclusion: Hypertension being a silent killer remains asymptomatic until complications like coronary artery disease, stroke, and renal failure develop. Undergraduate medical students are the future health care professionals of any society. So, it is crucial to devise sound prevention and control programs among this cohort of population, to improve their knowledge, attitudes and lifestyle practices early in life, to control hypertension and prevent its subsequent morbidities.

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Background and Objectives: Undergraduate medical students are more prone to develop stress, anxiety, and depression; and COVID-19 is an additional source of pressure for them. The present study was conducted with the objectives to estimate the proportion of nomophobia among undergraduate medical students of a tertiary care teaching institute in Kolkata and to find the factors associated with it. Materials and Methods: An observational study, cross-sectional in design, was conducted at a tertiary care teaching institute in Kolkata among 395 undergraduate medical students for a period of 8 weeks. Nomophobia Questionnaire scale was used to measure nomophobia. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 25.0. Multivariable multinomial logistic regression was performed to find the predictors of moderate and severe nomophobia. Results: All the medical students had some degree of nomophobia. About 26.8% of them had severe nomophobia, 61.3% had moderate nomophobia, and 11.9% had mild nomophobia. Age up to 20 years and the presence of addiction had statistically significant higher odds of severe nomophobia. Age up to 20 years, the presence of addiction, and up to 6 h' time spent per day with smart phone had significantly higher odds of moderate nomophobia. Conclusion: There was a high proportion of nomophobia among young budding doctors. Those who have already got moderate nomophobia should use smart phones more wisely and judiciously and avoid downloading addictive applications.