STRESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BODY MASS INDEX AMONG BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE STUDENTS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

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Saat, Nur Zakiah Mohd [1 ]
Ishak, Ismarulyusda [1 ]
Lubis, Syarif Husin [1 ]
Wen, See Huong [1 ]
Mohd, Siti Nor Lily Suriyanee [1 ]
Zakaria, Norul Sahira [1 ]
Ee, Tan Xin [1 ]
Othman, Marlini [1 ]
Shein, Tang Hui [1 ]
Zulkifli, Zahirah [1 ]
Si, Tan Liy [1 ]
Ling, Law Ngiik [1 ]
Razali, Surayya [1 ]
Zainudin, Umi Romaizatul Amiera [1 ]
Wei, Yeoh Thong [1 ]
Osman, Luqman [1 ]
Baharuddin, Kholilul Syafiq [1 ]
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[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Allied Hlth Sci, Dept Biomed Sci, Kuala Lumpur Campus,Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
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ASEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY | 2010年 / 11卷 / 02期
关键词
Stress; Body Mass Index; Student-Life Stress Inventory;
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R749 [精神病学];
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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.
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