Stress and cardiometabolic manifestations among Saudi students entering universities: a cross-sectional observational study
| Autor: | Abdulmajeed Albanyan, Omar S. Al-Attas, Shaun Sabico, Nasser M. Al-Daghri, George P. Chrousos, Khalid M. Alkharfy, Abdulaziz M. Al-Othman, Majed S. Alokail |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Blood Glucose Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Universities Cross-sectional study education Saudi Arabia Stress Body weight Saudi Young Adult College life Risk Factors Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Cardiometabolic clustering Humans Obesity Young adult Students Dyslipidemias Cardiometabolic risk business.industry Mental Disorders Public health Body Weight Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Perceived stress Lipids Cross-Sectional Studies Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension Physical therapy Female Observational study Biostatistics business Stress Psychological Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-391 |
| Popis: | Background In this observational study, we aimed to see whether transition in Saudi students entering university life could be a breeding stage for cardiometabolic risk factor emergence and clustering. Methods A total of 1878 apparently healthy Saudi students of the Preparatory Year, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA (1112 men and 766 women) spanning 2 academic years were included. They were divided into 2 groups based on the validated perceived stress test (PST). Anthropometrics were obtained and fasting blood samples were collected for measurement of fasting blood glucose and a lipid profile. Results PST score (>27) considered indicative of stress was noted in 44.4% of students. The prevalence of this score was higher in women than in men (49.7% versus 40.7%). The prevalence of obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia was significantly higher in men than women (p |
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