Why the study?
Obesity prevalence is rising and reported to be high among medical students, predisposing them to non-communicable diseases, prompting evaluation of its prevalence and determinants.
Population
200 undergraduate medical students in a medical college of Delhi
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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High overweight/obesity prevalence in medical students may support targeted screening; leaves open causal links to parental education and area type.
A high prevalence of overweight (21%) and obesity (29%) was observed among undergraduate medical students in Delhi, associated with parental education and area type.
Setu et al. (2020) studied this question.
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