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Overweight among Medical Students of a Medical College
Ashish Bhattarai1, Subodh Chapagain2, Saroj Shrestha1
1Nepalgunj Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kohalpur, Banke, Nepal.
Introduction:
Overweight and obesity are rapidly increasing worldwide, posing a significant global health challenge. Medical students are at a higher risk of developing obesity due to factors such as a sedentary lifestyle, inadequate physical activity, unhealthy eating patterns, elevated stress levels, and the extensive amount of information they need to learn. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of overweight among medical students of a medical college.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of a medical college from 5 October 2022 to 10 November 2022 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Height in meters and weight in kilograms of students were measured to calculate body mass index. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate at a 95% Confidence Interval was calculated.
Results:
Among 261 medical students, 43 (16.47%) (11.97-20.97, 95% Confidence Interval) were overweight. Among them, 32 (74.41%) males and 11 (25.58%) females were overweight respectively.
Conclusions:
The prevalence of overweight among medical students is lower than in other studies done in similar settings.
Keywords:
body mass index; obesity; overweight; prevalence.
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