Open AccessStudy of Body Mass Index among Medical Students of a Medical College in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Reena Kumari Jha,
Abhyuday Kumar Yadav,
Sneha Shrestha,
Pramish Shrestha,
Suyesh Raj Shrestha,
Mukesh Kumar Jha,
Ojashwi Nepal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.6282
Subject(s) - underweight , medicine , body mass index , overweight , cross sectional study , obesity , gerontology , demography , pathology , sociology
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.