RATE OF OCCURRENCE OF OBESITY IN MEDICAL STUDENTS WITH ITS CO-MORBIDITIES

Objectives: The aim to this research work is to find out the rate of occurrence of disorders of obesity and co-morbidities due to these disorders among students of medical field. Methodology: Thistransverse research work carried out in Independent Medical College Faisalabad. All the students who were willing to take part in the research work, were the participants of this research work. We collected the related information on a well-organized Performa. Measurements of height and weight of students carried out with the help of scale and then calculation of BMI carried out. Then the interpretation of the gathered results carried out in accordance with the classification of disorders of high body weight. We evaluated the presence of gallstones, diabetes & hypertension in the students who were obese or overweight. SPSS V. 20 was in use for the statistical analysis of the collected information. Results: A sum of four hundred and five students were the part of this research work. The range of age of students was from 19 to 25 years. There were 41.70% (n: 169) male students & 58.30% (n: 236) were female students. We found the history of obesity in family of 34.30% students. Out of total, one hundred and twenty-six students were available with body mass index from 25 to 45.60, in them 8.40% (n: 34) were obese students & 21.70% (n: 88) were overweight students. Total 15.30% (n: 62) among them we male students and females students were 15.80% (n: 64). Hypertension was present in 11.10% (n: 14) students & 7.10% (n: 9) students found with complication of gallstones. Conclusion: The rate of occurrence of obesity was 8.40% among students. Increasing ate of occurrence of obesity has association with unnatural style of life requires to be manage at national level to increase the healthy generations and to decrease the burden on the economy of health.