Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Medical Students of Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka

Begum, Noortaj; Shila, Jakia Sultana; Mohtarin, Sabreena; Sultana, Sharmin; Parvin, Rukhsana; Khan, Aminul Haque

doi:10.3329/jemc.v10i2.53533

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“…In our study, there is a statistically significant association between a positive family history of overweight and obesity and overweight and obesity in the present study (P=0.001). Similar to ours, studies conducted by Baruah et al, 20 and Begum et al, 21 concluded that there is a significant association between a positive family history of overweight and obesity and overweight and obesity.…”

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“…The study conducted by Baruah et al, 20 and Begum et al, 21 concluded that there is no significant association between family history of hypertension and overweight and obesity, which was the case in the present study. In contrast, a study conducted by Basu M et al, 22 concluded that there was a significant association between family history of diabetes and hypertension and overweight and obesity.…”

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Prevalence of obesity and overweight and factors associated with it among medical students of Bundelkhand region: A cross-sectional study

Ashish Niranjan,

Aditya Pandey,

Vimal Arya

et al. 2023

Asian J Med Sci

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Background: Due to their sedentary lifestyle, abnormal eating habits, and increased reading and technology use, our medical students are more likely to be obese. Aims and Objectives: The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its association with demographic characteristics, family history, and dietary habits in medical students of our tertiary care teaching institute. Materials and Methods: This institutional-based cross-sectional study comprised 260 medical students from all professional years of the M.B.B.S. course. Weight and height of participating students were recorded. Participants were then categorized based on Asia-Pacific classification of BMI. A pre-designed, pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire was utilized for obtaining demographic information, dietary habits, and family history of participant. Results were expressed in frequency and percentages, and the Chi-square test was applied to find out the association of dependent variables with overweight and obesity. Results: The majority of study participants were between ages of 18 and 21 (47.69%), males (53.46%) and hostellers (96.15%). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 22.31% and 23.18%, respectively. Overweight and obesity were significantly associated with a family history of overweight and obesity, eating out frequency, and with the frequency of consumption of fast food and snacks (P=0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among medical students was found to be high in our tertiary care teaching institute located in Central India. This study concludes that behavior change communication programs should be designed to encourage the adoption of healthy habits such as Ashtanga yoga, regular exercise, a balanced diet, and the avoidance of junk foods.

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Prevalence of obesity and overweight and factors associated with it among medical students of Bundelkhand region: A cross-sectional study

Ashish Niranjan,

Aditya Pandey,

Vimal Arya

et al. 2023

Asian J Med Sci

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Food consumption patterns and sedentary behaviours among the university students: a cross-sectional study

Akter¹,

Hossain²

2023

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This cross-sectional study, conducted in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, aimed to examine the eating habits and physical inactivity levels of 444 randomly selected university students. Descriptive statistics, Student's t-test, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, and chi-square test were used for data analysis. Approximately 44% of the students had irregular breakfast consumption, with a slightly higher proportion of males (46%) than females (42%). Additionally, approximately 23% of the students exhibited irregular dinner habits, with a significant difference between males (9.6%) and females (31%) (p < 0.001). The prevalence of smoking was 13%, with a higher percentage of male smokers (22%) than of female smokers (7.6%) (p < 0.001). Only 19% of both male and female students consumed fruit daily. Rice and meat were the preferred food choices for 57% of students, with slightly higher among males (59%) than females (56%). The majority of students (70%) consumed their favourite food once or twice daily, with females (81%) showing a higher prevalence than males (70%) (p < 0.013). Junk was favoured by 55% of the students, with similar preferences among males (53%) and females (56%). Traditional cooking methods were preferred by 71% of the students. 66% of the students had a normal weight, with a slightly higher proportion of males (67%) than females (65%). Overweight and obesity were observed in 13% and 7.4% of the patients, respectively. Additionally, most females (87%) spent less than two hours watching television daily compared to 80% of males (p < 0.035). Furthermore, physical inactivity was more prevalent among female students (44%) than male students (p < 0.026). This study highlights unhealthy habits among Bangladeshi university students, stressing the need for intervention programs to promote healthier lifestyles.

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Awareness of Dietary Habits and Balanced Lifestyle Among Physical Therapy Students

Fauz

Hani

Batool

et al. 2023

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Obesity has now-a-days became global epidemic and the fifth leading cause of death. A strong relation has been observed between obesity and mortality among the general population Objective: To observe the nutritional status of the food intake in physical therapy students to make a guideline to modify the dietary habits. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in January 2022 to June 2022 among the students at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi. The minimum sample size was calculated as 75. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect data from the students. IBM SPSS Version-26 was used for data analysis. Results: The average weight and height of the students was 52.8 ± 9.5 SD (kg) and 5.34 ± 0.27 SD (feet). The BMI was measured as (height)2 / weight. The mean BMI calculated was 20.4 ± 3.4 SD. Based on the BMI, the frequency of overweight students was 13 (8.2%) and obese were 2 (1.3%). Remaining 52 (32.9%) were under- weight. The majority of students i.e., 82.2% reported that they eat two to three meals per day. Consumption of fruits and vegetables was least common. Less than one-fourth of the students said that they intake fruits on regularly. Snack consumption other than regular meals was about 21.5% among students. Conclusions: Students were found to have normal weight. The current study indicates that most of the students were well aware and concerned of obesity and over-weight and they tried to maintain their body weight by controlling diet.

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Medical Students of Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka

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Prevalence of obesity and overweight and factors associated with it among medical students of Bundelkhand region: A cross-sectional study

Prevalence of obesity and overweight and factors associated with it among medical students of Bundelkhand region: A cross-sectional study

Food consumption patterns and sedentary behaviours among the university students: a cross-sectional study

Awareness of Dietary Habits and Balanced Lifestyle Among Physical Therapy Students

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