Research on the Correlation between Body Mass Index and Physical Health Index of Medical College Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Chen ◽  
Peng Ning ◽  
Yibin Zeng ◽  
Xizhe Bao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Medical College

scholarly journals CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISKS AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THEM AMONG MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Rita Geske ◽  
Alevtīna Leice ◽  
Madara Miķelsone
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Disease Risks ◽  
High Density Cholesterol

The aim of the study is to identify the CVD risks among medical college students associating them to their lifestyle. It should be noted that cardiovascular diseases also affect young people, which students are also. Information obtained during research is necessary for prospective medical staff to acknowledge their cardiovascular health and its influencing factors, as well as for college lecturers to make changes in study programs. The theoretical part of the research discusses various CVD risk determination methods, as well as lifestyle`s impact on cardiovascular health. The empirical part of the research contains information about ten years CVD risk among students, using two Framingham methods (based on the body mass index and amount of lipids in the blood) and seven risk factor (blood pressure, body mass index, smoking, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density cholesterol and glucose) addition method. 

scholarly journals Lipid Profile in Relation to Body Mass Index among Medical College Students in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
Md Sakhawat Hossain ◽  
Md Daharul Islam ◽  
Asadullahil Galib ◽  
Roksana Malek ◽  
Khaleda Akter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Dietary Habit ◽  
Dietary Control ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Medical College

Introduction: In Bangladesh, adolescents have unhygienic eating habits; often eating nutritionally unbalanced and junk & fast food diet that is low in dietary fibre and high in cholesterol, simple sugars, fats and additive. These types of dietary habit lead to obesity and dyslipidaemia. Obesity is a worldwide health problem and it is associated with dyslipidaemia and other metabolic syndrome. Objectives: To observe the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and lipid profile among medical college students in Bangladesh. Materials & Methods: This cross sectional observational study was conducted in Department of Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka, among the 100 undergraduate medical students. Detailed history, clinical examination and thorough investigations were done and the findings were recorded on a proforma. Data was processed and analysed with the help of computer program SPSS and Microsoft excel. Results: Maximum subjects (57.0%) were in the age group 21-23 years. Mean age was 23.42±4.5 years. The prevalence of the different abnormal lipid profile including hypercholesterolaemia, low level of HDL, high level of LDL and hypertriglyceridaemia were: 22.0%, 31.0%, 30.0% and 28.0% respectively. Hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia levels were significantly associated with increasing body mass index. Conclusion: Overweight and obesity is common among the study subjects and those with higher BMI particularly the older ones tend to have abnormal lipid profile. Therefore adequate dietary control, food habit & life-style modification is needed for prevention of dyslipidemia at early life. Medicine Today 2021 Vol.33(2): 114-119

scholarly journals Body mass index and weight status misperception among a sample of college students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
Janatin Hastuti ◽  
Neni Trilusiana Rahmawati ◽  
Rusyad Adi Suriyanto
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Ordinal Regression ◽  
Ordinal Regression Analysis

Background: Weight status perception associates with objective weight status and is important in the management of weight control. To date, perception of weight status among Indonesian youths has not been reported.Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between body mass index and weight status perception in a sample of college students in Yogyakarta Province.Materials and Methods: A sample of 209 boys and 269 girls of college students in Yogyakarta Province were measured for their stature and body weight. Body mass index was calculated (BMI). Data of demographic, exercise, and diet were collected. Weight status perception was based on participant responses to a question regarding how they classified their own body size as underweight, normal, overweight, or obese. Ordinal regression analysis was performed to evaluate factors associated with weight status misperception among boys and girls.Results: Overall, 43.5% of boys and 37.5% of girls misclassified their own weight status by actual BMI. Of particular note, 75.9% of obese boys and 78.6% of obese girls underestimated their weight status as overweight or normal weight. Whereas, 9.1% and 23.4% of normal weight boys and girls respectively, overestimated their weight status. Ordinal regression analysis revealed that, weight status misperception from others was significantly contributed (p<0.01) to misperception of weight status among boys and girls with OR of 10.31 and 8.13 respectively. Diet practicing was significantly correlated with weight status misperception in boys (p<0.05) with an OR of 19.57.Conclusions: Weight status misperception was prevalent among normal weight and obese students. Obese students of both gender and normal weight boys tended to underestimate their weight status, whereas normal weight girls were likely to overestimate their weight status.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(2) 2017 p.225-232

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