Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity And its Correlates in Medical And Nursing Students of UPUMS, Saifai, Etawah
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Obesity is the most common expression of unhealthy diet often combined with lack of physical activity. We are amidst an epidemic of obesity which has serious health ramifications. Easy availability of fast foods, junk food culture and sedentary life style add fuel to fire. Realizing this fact, the present study was undertaken on medical and nursing students. Aim: To study the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity in medical and nursing students. Objectives: 1-To study the prevalence of overweight and obesity in medical and nursing students of various batches. 2- To study the correlates of overweight and obesity medical and nursing students. Methods: It was a cross sectional observational study. The study population consists of 519 medical and nursing students of UPUMS Saifai, Etawah. A predesigned and pretested questionnaire was used for data collection. General information and anthropometric measurements of the subjects were done for BMI, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio. Observations: The study population comprised of 338 medical students (201 males, 137 females) and 181 nursing students (77 males, 104 females). According to BMI, 22.8% of the medical students were overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 ) and 1.48% were obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 ). On the other hand, 16.0% of the nursing students were underweight having BMI<normal and 16.6% had overweight while 2.2% were obese. Considering waist circumference, 1.49% of male medical students and 8.76% of female medical students were obese. While in nursing students, no males were obese and 0.97% females were obese. Considering waist hip ratio, only 2% of male medical students and 31.4% of the females had waist hip ratio higher than normal. While in nursing students, the entire male had normal waist hip ratio and 17.5% nursing female students had waist hip ratio more than 0.85. Conclusion: Medical & nursing students have higher deposition of fat making them more vulnerable to comorbidities of overweight and obesity.
Authors and Affiliations
Anamika Singh, Nupur Gupta, NP Singh, PK Jain, Peeyush Kariwala, Vidya Rani
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP591546
- DOI 10.9790/0853-1602022629.
- Views 102
- Downloads 0
Evaluation of Endoscopic Biopsies of Gastro Intestinal Tract- A Clinico Pathological Study
Aims and objectives: To study the endoscopic biopsies of gastrointestinal lesions, to assess the overall utility of endoscopic biopsy in gastro- intestinal lesions and to study the various gastro intestinal lesions in re...
Air quality classification using Electronic nose and other methods: A Review
Air is the main aspects of life on earth or for whole world. Now days, air quality is degraded due to vehicles, industries and many more things in developing countries. Polluted air directly affects the human health. Thi...
Result of Type-I Tympanoplasty in Patients of Geriatric Age Group With Mucosal Type ofchronic otitis Media In A Rural Based Tertiary Care Hospital:
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the result of type-Itympanoplasy in geriatric age group (age > 60 years) in terms of closure of perforation and hearing improvement. Study Design: It’s a prospective study...
Comparison of Pain Relief By Placing Regenerated Oxidized Cellulose Sheet Soaked in Bupivacaine And Port Site Infiltration With Bupivacaine Post-Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Control Trial
Background: This study was conducted to determine postoperative pain control with use of Bupivacaine soaked sheet of Regenerated Oxidized Cellulose (ROC) in gallbladder (GB) bed and compared with port-site infiltration o...
Dreadful Complication of Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus– A Case Report
Osteomyelitis of the jaws was once a common and dreadful disease because of its long course and associated agony to the patient, but with advent of dental care and use of antibiotics along with improved nutrition and hea...