scholarly journals A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF PHYSICAL FITNESS INDEX USING MODIFIED HARVARD STEP TEST IN RELATION WITH BODY MASS INDEX IN MEDICAL STUDENTS (1ST YEAR MBBS) IN MAJOR S.D. SINGH MEDICAL COLLEGE, FARRUKHABAD, U. P, INDIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (42) ◽  
pp. 2621-2624
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zakiuddin ◽  
Supriyo Saha ◽  
Zeba Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Fitness Index

scholarly journals Study of Body Mass Index among Medical Students of a Medical College in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (235) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reena Kumari Jha ◽  
Abhyuday Kumar Yadav ◽  
Sneha Shrestha ◽  
Pramit Ram Shrestha ◽  
Suyesh Raj Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College

Introduction: Changes in the lifestyle, food habits, lack of nutritious diet, stress, physical inactivity increases the body mass index among adults. Excess weight gain is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some cancers (endometrial, breast, colon). Thus, this study aims to find out body mass index of medical students of a medical college in Nepal. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of physiology of a tertiary care center from August 2019 to February 2020 after taking ethical clearence from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number 192/19). Height and weight were recorded and body mass index was then being calculated. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22. Results: Out of 266 medical students, 39 (15%) were overweight and 32 (12%) were underweight with mean body mass index 26.60±1.99kg/m2 and 17.13±1.19kg/m2 respectively. Mean body mass index of males was 21.76±3.06kg/m2 and that of females was 21.70±2.96 kg/m2. Conclusions: Comparing with a similar study done in Nepal previously, we found a higher prevalence of overweight in medical students whereas majority of medical students had normal weight. Factors affecting body mass index in medical students should be explored further.

Environment factors associated with adolescents’ body mass index, physical activity and physical fitness in Kuching South City, Sarawak: a cross-sectional study

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whye L. Cheah ◽  
Ching T. Chang ◽  
Rosalia Saimon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean

Abstract This study examined the relationship between perceived built environment attributes and physical activity, physical fitness and body weight among adolescents aged 14–16 years in Sarawak. This was a cross-sectional study, using multi-stage sampling. A set of questionnaires consisting of socio-demographic information, a self-administered physical activity checklist and a Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Youth (NEWS-Y) was used. Body mass index (BMI) was measured and physical fitness was tested using a maximal multistage 20 m shuttle run test. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 17.0. A total of 316 respondents participated. The mean BMI for boys was almost equal to the mean BMI for girls. Only 7.9% of the sampled population was found to be overweight or obese. The overall mean duration spent per day on physical activity was 128.4 min (SD 118.43), with mean of 56.1 min (SD 73.94) after school time. Girls reported to spend longer each day taking physical activity before and during school. Boys were found to have significantly higher VO2max of 27.79±5.91 mL/kg/min as compared to girls (t=11.22, p<0.000). Based on comparison with other countries, the NEWS-Y scores indicated a mixture of low and high walkability neighborhoods. Respondents who had lower BMIs reported living in lower residential density areas and less risk of crime, and respondents who had better physical fitness reported less suitable infrastructure for walking. Promotion of exercise at all levels should be continuously encouraged as it would lead to improvement in the well-being of an individual.

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