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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Obesity in Saudi Medical Students and Alignment with Eating Disorders: A Stratified Random Cross-Sectional Investigation.

Abdullah A Alrasheed, Nasser M AbuDujain, Samar Almohammedi, Rahaf Alrayes, Fahad Alajlan, Osama Abdulqader, Majd Albarrak, Khalid H Alharbi, Turky H Almigbal, Mohammed A Batais

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Abdullah A AlrasheedDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Nasser M AbuDujainDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5290-1482
Samar AlmohammediCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0006-4119-5694
Rahaf AlrayesCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad AlajlanDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Osama AbdulqaderDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Majd AlbarrakDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid H AlharbiDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Turky H AlmigbalDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A BataisDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

King Saud University RSPD2024R883
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a result of the increasing global incidence of obesity and related diseases, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of obesity and its correlation with eating disorder (ED) screening among medical students to develop effective prevention strategies and provide better outcomes for these students. We conducted a quantitative analytical cross-sectional study at the College of Medicine at King Saud University between November 2023 and February 2024. A stratified random sampling technique was utilized, enrolling a net number of 415 participants. Participants were asked several questions, including demographic information, weight, height, and past medical history, and were given a validated screening tool for EDs. Participants' mean age was 21.4 ± 1.67 years, and 17.6% were considered obese. The prevalence of positive screening for EDs was 27.7%; it was more common in females (

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eating disordersmedical studentsobesitySaudi ArabiaSCOFF

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PMID38998816
PMCPMC11241181

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