The Relationship Between Perceived Weight Status, BMI Discrepancy, and Anxiety Control Among Female Medical Students

Saad Samargandy; Atheer Almalki; Roaa Alghamdi; Roaa Abdulkareem; Ghaythah Alkhathami; Dima Alsulami; Wasan Alhamed; Khaled A. Yaghmour

doi:10.2174/0126660822462934260622063703

June 30, 2026Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews

The Relationship Between Perceived Weight Status, BMI Discrepancy, and Anxiety Control Among Female Medical Students

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This study aims to explore the connection between perceived weight status, BMI discrepancy, and levels of anxiety control among female medical students.
Cross-sectional design with 362 medical students at King Abdulaziz University
Utilized the Anxiety Control Questionnaire (ACQ) to assess perceived anxiety control
Analyzed BMI perception agreement using weighted Kappa and assessed relationships through multiple linear regression
Moderate agreement between calculated and perceived BMI (weighted Kappa = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.56–0.68)
Students perceiving themselves as overweight had significantly lower ACQ scores (adjusted β = –8.28, p = 0.01)
Underestimating BMI correlated with significantly higher ACQ scores (adjusted β = 8.54, p = 0.02)

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Cross-sectional study examines anxiety control related to perceived BMI in female medical students, indicating performance and quality of life impacts.

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Samargandy et al. (2026) studied this question.

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