Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Medical Students and its Correlation with Sleep Pattern and Duration

Hameed, Reqaya; Bhat, Anjali Nadir; Nowreen, Nida

doi:10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.6.6

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“…They had also found the association between sleep duration and obesity. 22 In contrast to our present study, a study conducted by Inam-ul-Haq et al at Islamabad medical college among 149 medical students, had found the statistically significant association between BMI categories and gender variables. (p=0.000).…”

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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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“…20 Study conducted in medical college from Srinagar India, they found that percentage of overall overweight and obesity was 19.4% and 4.4% among medical students . 21 Study conducted in Japanese university from 1979 to1991, was showed that the percentage of obesity is increasing progressively and among the boys of medical school. 22 A study from Greece on 989 third-year medical students showed that the 40% of boys and 23% of girls were obese.…”

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Assessment of Obesity in medical students

Rao¹

2021

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Objective: Obesity is one of the root cause of various noncommunicable diseases like hypertension, coronary heart disease and type 2 DM. Obesity in childhood and adolescent is highly associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases later in adult life. In general population obesity is measured with simple and effective tool, Body mass index (BMI). This study was planned to find out the obesity status of medical students those are health professionals serving the society. Methods: Study was carried out in I MBBS student after admission in the college at the time of medical check-up, anthropometric measurements such as weight and height were measured with maximum accuracy. BMI was calculated by Quetelet's Index & students were classified into normal (BMI = 18 to 24.99), overweight (BMI =24.99 to 29.99) & obese (BMI 30) groups. Results: 820 students (334 males and 486 females) were participated in this study. Normal BMI was found in 58.04 % students. 21.95% were found overweight and 10.00% were found obese. 10.00% students were found to be Underweight. Conclusions: Our data shows that the prevalence of obesity is high amongst medical students who are upcoming doctors..

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“… 6 - 8 A similar study done in Jammu India which was found around 19% prevalence of overweight which was slightly lower than in our study. 9 …”

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Overweight among Medical Students in a Medical College

Rai,

Bhattarai,

Rai

et al. 2023

J Nepal Med Assoc

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Introduction: Overweight is defined as a condition in which abnormal accumulation of fat directly affects an individual personality and health leading to a marked increase in morbidity and mortality. It has a direct impact on both the psychological aspects of an individual's personality and their overall health. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of overweight among medical students in a medical college. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among first and second-year medical students in a medical college between 20 February 2023 to 3 March 2023 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Students studying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Dental Surgery during the study period who gave consent were included and those students with a recent medical history of fever, typhoid, diarrhoea, thyroid disorder, metabolic disorders, or any other relevant medical condition within the preceding 1 month, potentially influencing body weight, were excluded. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: Among 164 students, the prevalence of overweight was 43 (26.22%) (19.49-32.95, 95% Confidence Interval). The mean age was 20.65±1.08 years. Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight among medical students was higher than in other studies done in similar settings.

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Medical Students and its Correlation with Sleep Pattern and Duration

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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

Assessment of Obesity in medical students

Overweight among Medical Students in a Medical College

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