Background: Undergraduate medical students have higher rate of stress, depression, and anxiety compared to the general population of the same age and are at risk of having high level of body fat percentage. The objective of this study is to determine the association between stress, depression, and anxiety and body fat percentage among undergraduate students of FKIK UAJ.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 90 undergradute students of FKIK UAJ. Stress, depression, and anxiety was measured with Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 and body fat percentage was measured with Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. Data analysis was performed by using Spearman correlation.
Result: Based on sociodemographic characteristics, the respondents were mostly 19 years old, woman, and 1st year students. This study shows that 34,4% of respondents have stress, 22,2% have depression, and 48,9% have anxiety. This study shows that 62,1% of the male respondents and 32,8% of the female respondents have high body fat percentage. Statistical analysis shows there is significant association between stress, depression, anxiety and body fat percentage.
Conclusion: Statistically, there is significant association between stress, depression, anxiety and body fat percentage. |