The Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship of Food Intake in the Body Weight of Medical Students of Hail University – Northern Saudi Arabia
Bashir, A., Althagafi, A., Alduheim, M., Alshaikhi,, A., Eid alrashede,, N., Alqwayee, M., Ginawi, I., Ginawi, T., Shahid, S., Ahmed, M., Kausar, M. (2019). The Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship of Food Intake in the Body Weight of Medical Students of Hail University – Northern Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 11(2), 31-36. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2019.30334
Abdelhafiz Ibrahim Bashir; Abdulrahman Hasan Althagafi; Mohammad Abdulkarim Alduheim; Abdullah Mohammed Alshaikhi,; Naif Osaywid Eid alrashede,; Mohannad Nasser Alqwayee; Ibrahim Abdelmageed Ginawi; Tarig A. N. Ginawi; S. M.A. Shahid; Mohammed Qumani Ahmed; Mohd Adnan Kausar. "The Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship of Food Intake in the Body Weight of Medical Students of Hail University – Northern Saudi Arabia". EKB Journal Management System, 11, 2, 2019, 31-36. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2019.30334
Bashir, A., Althagafi, A., Alduheim, M., Alshaikhi,, A., Eid alrashede,, N., Alqwayee, M., Ginawi, I., Ginawi, T., Shahid, S., Ahmed, M., Kausar, M. (2019). 'The Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship of Food Intake in the Body Weight of Medical Students of Hail University – Northern Saudi Arabia', EKB Journal Management System, 11(2), pp. 31-36. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2019.30334
Bashir, A., Althagafi, A., Alduheim, M., Alshaikhi,, A., Eid alrashede,, N., Alqwayee, M., Ginawi, I., Ginawi, T., Shahid, S., Ahmed, M., Kausar, M. The Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship of Food Intake in the Body Weight of Medical Students of Hail University – Northern Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 11(2): 31-36. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2019.30334

The Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship of Food Intake in the Body Weight of Medical Students of Hail University – Northern Saudi Arabia

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology
Article 3, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2019, Pages 31-36    PDF (687.09 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsc.2019.30334
Authors
Abdelhafiz Ibrahim Bashir; Abdulrahman Hasan Althagafi; Mohammad Abdulkarim Alduheim; Abdullah Mohammed Alshaikhi,; Naif Osaywid Eid alrashede,; Mohannad Nasser Alqwayee; Ibrahim Abdelmageed Ginawi; Tarig A. N. Ginawi; S. M.A. Shahid; Mohammed Qumani Ahmed; Mohd Adnan Kausar
College of Medicine – University of Hail – Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: Obesity is becoming major problems in developed as well as developing countries. Obesity is the major cause of a large number of debilitating and life-threatening diseases such as cardiovascular, metabolic and other non-communicable diseases. The Objectives of this study is to estimate the prevalence of obesity among medical students and the role of food intake among medical students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. 150 Saudi medical students studying at Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and applied medical science in Hail university were invited. Results: The mean age of the study population was 33.5 ± 18.7 years with 33.6 ± 19.2 for males and 32.3 ± 16.9 for females. Males to female’s ratio was 1.00:1.01. The overall prevalence of obesity was 64.7%. Conclusions: The study showed that the prevalence of obesity among the medical students of Hail University is high, which is comparable to the other studies.  This indicates the need to encourage a healthy lifestyle, healthy food habits, and a physically active daily routine, among medical students.
Keywords
Obesity; Diet Body Mass Index; overweight
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