Accuracy of body weight perceptions among students in a medical school in Central Delhi, India

Anand, Tanu; Grover, Shekhar; Tanwar, Sneh; Kumar, Rajesh; Meena, Gajendra Singh; Ingle, GK

doi:10.4103/1357-6283.161948

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“…19 Similar to our study, a study conducted by Anand et al among 161 students at central Delhi, it was found that statistical significant association was found between BMI measurements and gender variable (p<0.001). 20 In our study no association was found between consumption of fruits/vegetables and overweight/obesity. In a similar study from Tumkur, Karnataka no significant association was seen between diet and obesity.…”

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Pattern and determinants of obesity among undergraduate medical students of Delhi

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Background: Obesity is one of the most serious public health challenge of 21st century. Overweight and obese children are more likely to develop non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in their adolescent age group. For the last few years prevalence of obesity among adolescent has risen dramatically. According to few recent studies, prevalence of obesity is high among medical students. Aims and objectives of the research was to study the prevalence of obesity among undergraduate medical students and to assess the determinants of obesity.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 undergraduate medical students in a medical college of Delhi. A pre-designed, pretested and semi-structured interview schedule was used. And for anthropometric measurements, digital weighing scale for weight measurement, stadiometer for height measurement and non-stretchable inch tape for waist-circumference/hip-circumference (WC/HC) measurement. Results: A total of 200 medical students were surveyed for a period of 6 months. It was observed that according to World Health Organization (WHO) Asian – pacific classification of body mass index (BMI), 21% (42/200) were overweight and 29% (58/200) were obese. Among the study participants, socio demographic variables which were found to be associated with increased BMI were mother’s education (p value=0.02), father’s education (p value=0.01) and type of the area (p value=0.03). Occupation of mothers and father was not found to be significantly associated with the BMI.Conclusions: Medical students are our future doctors and role model for the community, so it is very important to modify the dietary and lifestyle factors in order to decrease the prevalence of overweight and obesity among medical students.

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“…What worries more is the significant presence of unhealthy eating and lifestyle habits in young adults in general. Surveys that studied this topic point to the global character of this problem (9,13,15,16,26,27,33). This may provide answers to many questions, imposed by this study results.…”

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“…The only exception were the countries of East and Southeast Asia (8,25). Although medical students would be expected to have healthier eating habits and lower prevalence of obesity, due to better knowledge of obesity and its consequences, results of the studies show the opposite (13,(15)(16)(17)(26)(27)(28). A potential explanation was given by Wirginia Likus et al in a study conducted on medical students in Poland, that showed a very limited awareness of medical students about the effects of obesity on health.…”

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“…Aside from America, the high prevalence of obesity in young adults is also present in other countries around the world, more common in male subgroup (8)(9)(10)(11)(12). Although it would be expected that obesity is not so much present among medical students, due to better knowledge in terms of harmfulness and consequences of obesity, studies have shown that even this population of students is not an exception, with overweight also being more present in male population (13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Obesity is a serious health problem of modern age.…”

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Nutritional Status Disorders in Student Population

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Poskurica

Jovanović

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Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research

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Obesity is a global health problem associated with numerous pathological conditions. Unhealthy eating habits and the lack of regular physical activity are considered the most common cause of disordered nutritional status. The aim of the research was to determine the nutritional status in student population and the predictors which determine this condition. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 262 students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac (130 males and 132 females). Body weight and height, body mass index (BMI) and visceral fat (VF) were measured. Each respondent completed a specially designed questionnaire considering sociodemographic data, eating habits and physical activity. The majority of students have normal BMI values (75.6%), 5.3% were classified as underweight, 14.9% as over-weight and 4.3% as obese. Normal VF values were found in 93.1% of subjects, while high in 5.7% and very high in 1.1%. A statistically significant difference in BMI and VF values was found between male and female gender (24.41 vs. 21.05, Sig = 0.000 and 5.47 vs. 3.07, Sig = 0.000, respectively), as well as between students of the first 4 and the last 2 years of study (Sig = 0.019 and 0.000 respectively). Unhealthy eating habits, such as the consumption of sweets, snacks, fast foods and white bread, and the absence of regular physical activity were statistically more present in overweight/obese respondents. Given the significant presence of pre-obesity/obesity in the examined population, corrective measures should be taken in this population in order to avoid a major health problem in the future.

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“…and Jalai-Farahani et al . [ 12 13 14 ] Similar high prevalence of overweight and obesity in different countries and across varied cultural settings highlights the global burden of this morbidity, which is now not just limited to the developed world. Moreover, globalization of the risk factors for obesity like changing lifestyle and eating habits, easy availability of junk food could also explain for higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in these studies.…”

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Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of body image dissatisfaction among female undergraduate students of University of Delhi

Kapoor

Upadhyay

Saini

2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Body image is an essential aspect of young girls’ self-definition and individual identity and is influenced by multitude of factors including cultural, social, cognitive, affective, and biological. In recent times, excessive concern about the body image has been reported and the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction (BID) has increased among adolescent and young girls Objectives: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of BID, its pattern and the factors associated with it among female undergraduate students and also to assess the level of concern about their body image Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 180 female undergraduate students using a contour drawing rating scale and a body shape questionnaire to assess BID and its pattern, and the level of concern about body image, respectively. Binary logistic regression was applied to identify the factors determining body image perception Results: The prevalence of body mage dissatisfaction was 76.7% with overweight and obesity, and media influences being significantly associated with it. Nutritional status, mother’s educational status, and media influences were the determinants. Body shape concerns were found among 30.6% of the participants out of which 7.3% reported marked to moderate concerns Conclusions: Our findings highlighted a higher prevalence of perceived dissatisfaction with the body image and also that it is not simply the outcome of sociocultural pressure to conform to a certain body type but is the result of a complex interaction between individual differences in actual body mass and preference for a thin body ideal.

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Accuracy of body weight perceptions among students in a medical school in Central Delhi, India

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Pattern and determinants of obesity among undergraduate medical students of Delhi

Pattern and determinants of obesity among undergraduate medical students of Delhi

Nutritional Status Disorders in Student Population

Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of body image dissatisfaction among female undergraduate students of University of Delhi

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