Nepalgunj Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kohalpur, Banke, Nepal.
Vayodha Hospital, Balkhu, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 24;62(270):79-81. doi: 10.31729/jnma.8305.
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.
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.
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.
The prevalence of overweight among medical students is lower than in other studies done in similar settings.
body mass index; obesity; overweight; prevalence.
超重和肥胖在全球范围内迅速增加，对全球健康构成重大挑战。医学生由于生活方式久坐不动、体力活动不足、不健康的饮食模式、压力水平升高以及需要学习大量信息等因素，处于肥胖的高风险中。本研究旨在了解医学院医学生超重的患病率。
在获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准后，于 2022 年 10 月 5 日至 11 月 10 日，对医学院的医学生进行了一项描述性横断面研究。学生的身高以米为单位，体重以公斤为单位，以计算体重指数。使用便利抽样法计算 95%置信区间的点估计值。
在 261 名医学生中，43 名（16.47%）（11.97-20.97，95%置信区间）超重。其中，32 名（74.41%）男生和 11 名（25.58%）女生超重。
与在类似环境中进行的其他研究相比，医学生超重的患病率较低。
体重指数；肥胖；超重；患病率。
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