Department of Physiology, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal.
Department of Clinical Physiology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Nov 2;60(255):943-946. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7519.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing these days. The adverse effect of obesity can be seen in different physiological functions. Relative fat mass is a newly identified parameter to estimate whole body fat. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of obesity among medical students of a medical college.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among medical students of a medical college from 1 September 2021 to 30 January 2022. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: FNMC/539/078/79). Simple random sampling was done. Height was measured using a stadiometer and waist circumference was measured using non-stretchable tape. Relative fat mass was calculated using the relative fat mass equation. The data was categorised according to the distribution of fat mass. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.
Out of 180 medical students, 57 (31.67%) (24.87-38.47, 95% Confidence Interval) were obese according to relative fat mass cut-off. The mean fat mass among male and female participants with high relative fat mass was 27.057±1.42 and 35.674±2.63 respectively.
The prevalence of obesity was lower than in other studies done in similar settings.
body fat; obesity; medical students.
超重和肥胖的患病率呈上升趋势。肥胖的不良影响可见于不同的生理功能。相对脂肪量是一种新确定的参数，用于估计全身脂肪。本研究旨在调查医学院医学生的肥胖患病率。
本研究是一项在 2021 年 9 月 1 日至 2022 年 1 月 30 日期间对医学院医学生进行的描述性横断面研究。本研究已获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准（参考编号：FNMC/539/078/79）。采用简单随机抽样。使用身高计测量身高，使用非弹性卷尺测量腰围。使用相对脂肪量方程计算相对脂肪量。根据脂肪量的分布对数据进行分类。计算点估计值和 95%置信区间。
在 180 名医学生中，根据相对脂肪量的截断值，有 57 名（31.67%）（24.87-38.47，95%置信区间）肥胖。相对脂肪量高的男性和女性参与者的平均脂肪量分别为 27.057±1.42 和 35.674±2.63。
肥胖的患病率低于在类似环境中进行的其他研究。
体脂肪；肥胖；医学生。
