Assessment Nutritional Status of Females Medical Students and Non-Medical Students at University of Science and Technology in Sana'a City, Yemen, 2018

Abstract

Background: Nutrition plays an important role in maintaining health and preventing diseases. Assess nutritional status among medical and non-medical female students at university of science and technology in Sana'a city, was the objective of present study. Methods: Crosssectional study, was performed on a period of two month from January to February 2019. The sample size enrolled in the study was 120 female students. The data analyzed using SPSS version 21. Result: One hundred and twenty students were enrolled in this study. Their ages ranged between 18-30 years. The most frequent age group (56.7%) was located between 21-23 years. Elevated & high risk of metabolic complication of waist circumference (WC) 12(52.2%) & waist-hip ratio (WHR) 15(55.5%) in students of English department higher than nutrition department. The risk of metabolic complication of waistheight ratio (WHtR) regarding to morbidly obese & very overweight 11(64.7%) in students of English department higher than nutrition department. Categorized of Body mass index (BMI) regarding to obese & overweight 13(52%) in students of English department higher than nutrition department. In conclusion, strong positive correlation between WHtR and BMI (p value < 0.05). WHtR can explain 50% of BMI as indicated by R2 linear =0.500. This study imply that nutrition education is needed for everyone. It means that general nutrition education curriculum is compulsory in every study field.