Prevalence of Stress and its Association with Body Weight among Medical Students in Umm Al-Qura University Students in Makkah Al-Mukarramah 2022

Abstract

Background

The global obesity pandemic is a major health problem with adverse effects on physical and mental health Obesity is widely regarded as a major global pandemic; it is associated with numerous comorbidities such as increased cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and stress.   Obesity has debilitating effects on both physical and mental health, finally, it leads to lower life expectancy,  fast‑food culture is an uprising trend among the younger age groups. Stressful life due to increased study load, staying away from home, peculiar working hours, etc., negatively influences the food choices of medical students. Hence, however, more knowledge is needed about the prevalence of stress and its association with body weight among medical students body weight other favorable impacts. also must be examine the relationship between the diet, stress, and metabolic markers in individuals with obesity the prevalence, pattern, and preferences of fast‑food consumption and quality of life .The prevalence of obesity [index (BMI) over 30 kg/m2] has been increasing globally among different age groups and among young people, and more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight and of these over 650 million were obese. Aim of the study: To assessment the prevalence of stress and its association with body weight among medical students in Umm Al-Qura University students in Makkah Al-Mukarramah 2022. Method: Cross-sectional analytical study has been conducted medical students in Umm Al-Qura University students in Makkah city, that included medical students in Umm Al-Qura University students during data collection period 2022 the perceived stress scale-10 questionnaire used to measure the stress score. Weight and height were collected based on self-reported value.  the total sample has been (300) medical students . Result: Regarding The association between the stress and stress score most of the participant average Stress were constitutes (71.33%) followed by weak stress the were constitutes (22.67%) but high were (6.0%) while a significant relation were (P-value =0.001)and X² (207.44) ,the  Range(9-46) (Mean ± SD (28.480±6.087). Conclusion: There is a need to develop interventions to improve dietary behaviors, management stress among medical students and access to sports facilities by health-promoting activities and the provision of associated with higher stress perception levels from the   of medical school, these findings offer medical schools insights into fulfilling their responsibility to take care of their students’ well-being.