Population
500 medical students aged 18-22 years from a single institution in coastal Karnataka, India, excluding known…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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High prehypertension rates in students may warrant monitoring; cross-sectional data leave causal BMI links and practice changes open.
Over half of the medical students in this cohort had prehypertension, which correlated significantly with higher BMI in males, highlighting the need for early lifestyle interventions in young adults.
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