Stress and its relationship with body mass index among biomedical science students in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Author:
Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat
;
Ismarulyusda Ishak
;
Syarif Husin Lubis
;
See Huong Wen
;
Siti Nor Lily Suriyanee Mohd
;
Norul Sahira Zakaria
;
Tan Xin Ee
;
Marlini Othman
;
Tang Hui Shein
;
Zahirah Zulkifli
;
Tan Liy Si
;
Law Ngiik Ling
;
Surayya Razali
;
Umi Romaizatul Amiera Zainudin
;
Yeoh Thong Wei
;
Luqman Osman
;
Kholilul Syafiq Baharuddin
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stress, Body Mass Index, Student-Life Stress Inventory
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2010;11(2):190-197
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective: The objective of this study
was to assess the relationship between stress score and body mass index (BMI) of students of Science in Kuala Lumpur. Methods: A cross-sectional study
was carried out among 126
students. Data about stress score
were collected using a questionnaire,
the Student-Life Stress Inventory
(SLSI) Data about BMI were calculated from
height and weight of the respondents.
Results: A total of 117 (92.85%)
out of 126 students had responded.
The mean difference of stress score
among first, second and third year
students were 87.6 ± 17.0, 83.4 ± 16.9
and 86.7 ± 15.4 respectively. The mean
difference of stress scores between the
Bumiputra and non-Bumiputra students
were 87.9 ± 16.5 and 83.2 ± 15.9 .The
mean of body mass Index(BMI) between
first, second and third year students
were 21.0 ± 3.5, 20.3 ± 2.7 and 21.8 ± 4.3
respectively. Conclusions: This study showed
that the stress level is higher in first year,
female and bumiputra student. There was no
significant relationship between stress score
and BMI.
