The Cross Sectional Study To Study Prevalence of Malnutrition in First Year Medical Students
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 12
Abstract
Changing global nutrition landscape, influenced by economic and income growth, urbanization, demographic change and globalization, drastic change in diet-related epidemiology is seen in recent decades. So the present study was conducted on metro and non metro cities residing first year medical students. Objectives: 1.To study the prevalence of malnutrition in first year medical students . 2. To study the association of malnutrition with residence and exercise habits. Materials and methods:110 students were randomly selected. Out of these 110 students, 35 and 20 were males and females from metropolitan city, whereas 31 and 24 were males and females respectively from non metropolitan city. Prestructured questionnaire was given to the students for personal, dietary, exercise, residential history. Height, weight and BMI measured according to standard guidelines. Conclusion: The prevalence of obesity is more in metropolitan population as compared to their counterpart, with females predominance. Exercise not having association with fitness.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Vaishali Bansode, Dr. Soniya Phartale, Dr. Sachin Mulkutkar
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