Clinical Evaluation of Obesity in Medical Students Iraq

Overweight and obesity can be described by extra lipid gathering affect health negatively. Body Mass Index is a good indicator for overweight and obesity in adulthood public.

Our study was done to evaluate the obesity among students at Diyala medical collage and also We advise and warn the students of Diyala Medical College and people to the complications of obesity in the future

A cross sectional study which was conducted among 313 Diyala medical students full history were taking and measured their Body Mass Index (BMI). Data obtained was analyzed statistically by calculating proportions.

From 313 students participated in our study a 26.83% males and 73.17% were females. In the study, 3.18% were found to be obese (BMI >30kg/m2); 1.91% of males and 1.27% of females. Overweight students (BMI 25-29kg/m2) accounted for 20.75% of the total (males 7.02% and females 13.73%). 69.64% were found to be reference range (BMI 18.5–24.9kg/m2): males 16.29% and females 53.35%. Also 6.38% were found to be underweight (BMI <18.5kg/m2); Males 1.59% and females 4.79%.

We found a simple percentage of students of Diyala Medical College have an extra weight and more fat than the rest of the countries so we encourage the student and the rest of the people to avoid obesity in the right ways