The Increase of Student Obesity Rates During Online Learning in Medical Students

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10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_39How to use a DOI?

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obesity; online learning; covid-19; cardiovascular risk

Abstract

Obesity could increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and now it is the first comorbid for COVID-19. It occurs chronically because of the positive energy balance. Body mass index (BMI) is related to the amount of fat. This index can predict how the burden of obesity might affect everyone in the future include cardiovascular disease (CVD). The pandemic has forced students to undergo online learning for more than a year. It may result in higher physical immobility because they do not have to go to campus and all learning activities are carried out in front of their gadgets day by day. We wanted to determine the student obesity rates after a year of online learning. It was conducted in May 2021. There were 100 first-year students at the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Islam Indonesia (FMUIII) were selected in our cross-sectional survey, aged ≥ 18 years old. The structured questionnaire collected information of demographics, height (based on a history of the recent measurement), weight before the pandemic and nowadays, diet and physical activity patterns. Obesity incidence was defined as BMI ≥ 25,0 kg/m2. The student obesity rates skyrocketed to 31% in a year of online learning. The student’s body weight increased by 3 (-24–30) kg. Most students (63%) gained weight. It might be related to their excessive energy intake (120 ± 31% based on Indonesian RDA) and low physical activity. We found 55% of students did a light physical activity, and their sedentary times were 9 (4–23) hours per day. Conclusion. The one year of online learning increased obesity rates and the risk of CVD in students.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nur Aini Djunet
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/19
TI  - The Increase of Student Obesity Rates During Online Learning in Medical Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases (ICCvD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 336
EP  - 344
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_39
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_39
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