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versión On-line ISSN 1560-4381
Resumen
ESCALANTE CUADRA, Angie Nicole et al. Variation of body mass index in medical students at a university in Lambayeque during the last three years of their career. ccm [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.1, pp. 361-372. Epub 01-Mar-2020. ISSN 1560-4381.
Introduction:
several studies on weight variation in university students have shown a remarkable weight increase over the course of their career.
Objective:
to determine the variation of body mass index in students from a humane medical school during the last three years of their career at a university in northern Perú.
Methods:
retrospective study of medical records from years 2011, 2012 and 2013, that belonged to students from the Escuela de Medicina Humana, at the Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo.
Results:
the average body mass index variation per year was 0.43 kg/m². The variation of the global average weight in the three years was 2.15 kg, being 2.16 kg and 3.34 kg, in women and men, respectively.
Conclusions:
there was an increase in the body mass index, most often in men.
Palabras clave : medical records; body mass index; university; overweight; medicine students.