Szemik Szymon, Zieleń-Zynek Iwona, Szklarek Ewa, Kowalska Małgorzata
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Students Scientific Association of the Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Front Nutr. 2024 Aug 21;11:1437292. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1437292. eCollection 2024.
University students are a special population group characterized by changes in BMI values over the subsequent years of education, with an upward tendency to BMI. The presented study aims to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their determinants in medical students during the 2-year follow-up observation.
We analyzed data collected from the first follow-up of the cohort study named "POLLEK" conducted among medical students at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. Students were followed at two points of time: in their inaugural year of studies (the academic year 2021/2022, T1, = 427), and subsequently in their second year (the academic year 2022/2023, T2, = 335).
In the initial year of evaluation, 371 individuals (86.9%) exhibited normal body weight, 47 (11.0%) were overweight, and 9 (2.1%) were classified as obese. Subsequent assessments during the second year revealed the following distribution: 277 students (84.2%) with normal body weight, 40 (12.2%) classified as overweight, and 12 (3.6%) identified as obese. In summary, regardless of the academic year, an increased risk of being overweight or obese was significantly associated with dissatisfaction with personal health, financial strain, and a diet abundant in animal products.
The results of our study confirmed an increase in the prevalence of overweight or obesity among medical students during the 2-year follow-up observation. Significant determinants of overweight or obesity among medical students were: dissatisfaction with individual health status, male sex, financial deficiencies, and a diet abundant in meat consumption.
大学生是一个特殊的人群，其特点是在后续几年的学习中体重指数（BMI）值会发生变化，且BMI呈上升趋势。本研究旨在评估在为期2年的随访观察期间医学生超重和肥胖的患病率及其决定因素。
我们分析了在卡托维兹西里西亚医科大学的医学生中进行的名为“POLLEK”的队列研究首次随访收集的数据。对学生在两个时间点进行随访：在他们入学的第一年（2021/2022学年，T1，=427人），以及随后在第二年（2022/2023学年，T2，=335人）。
在评估的初始年份，371人（86.9%）体重正常，47人（11.0%）超重，9人（2.1%）被归类为肥胖。第二年的后续评估显示了以下分布情况：277名学生（84.2%）体重正常，40人（12.2%）被归类为超重，12人（3.6%）被确定为肥胖。总之，无论学年如何，超重或肥胖风险增加与对个人健康不满意、经济压力以及富含动物产品的饮食显著相关。
我们的研究结果证实，在为期2年的随访观察期间，医学生中超重或肥胖的患病率有所增加。医学生超重或肥胖的重要决定因素包括：对个人健康状况不满意、男性性别、经济不足以及大量食用肉类的饮食。
