Association of body mass index and gender with sleep quality in medical students: A survey.

Abro, Saleem Ullah; Khalid, Ghulnaz; Saleem, Qurratulain; Khan, M. Imran; Ahmed, Shakeel; Fatima,

doi:10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.11.4717

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“…Student's life or College life is considered the hardest stage of life, in which every student want to achieve higher grades or higher marks in intermediate classes, and in the entrance examination of medical and engineering universities. It is the time duration in which changes occur in autonomy and freedom, due to pressures from family and society increased for a bright future, so they adopt a busy or erratic schedule for studies 18 .…”

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Association of Perceived Stress with Gender and BMI in students appearing in University Entrance Examination

Saleem¹,

Khan²,

Hameed³

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Background: Students have been found to report high levels of perceived stress in daily life. However, it exerts many effects on students’ health and outcome or output in examinations results. Aim: To determine the association of perceived stress with gender and body mass index (BMI) in students appearing in the university entrance examination. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study was done to find out the association between variables. The total sample size was 498 (401 Female and 88 male) pre-medical and pre-engineering students with a mean age of samples were 18 (SD=±0.83) years. The purposive sampling technique was used to collect the student’s data from aptitude training centers in Karachi from August to September 2021 by applying Sheldon Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Data was analyzed by using SPSS. Results: There was a moderate stress level of perceived stress in students. The perceived stress was significantly associated with gender (<0.01), while no significant association between stress and BMI (>0.45). Practical Implication: This study would be helpful for the parents and teachers to assess the mental health level (perceived stress) of their new generation, who are striving for a bright future. As to train them for positive coping with this stress and train them for dealing effectively with any worrisome circumstances effectively, as to prevent psychological distress and suicidal ideation in young people of society. Conclusion: In this study moderate stress was observed and perceived stress was significantly associated with gender in our study participants. Keywords: Coping, Perceived stress, perceived stress scale‑10, Students.

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“…The Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight (kilogram) divided by height (meters square) or (kg/m2). It was categorized into underweight, normal weight, overweight & obesity 18 . Data were analyzed by using IBM-SPSS software, and version 23.0, Frequencies and percentages were used to find out the gender and perceived stress levels.…”

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