Lack of physical activity, social stress and sedentary life style are involved as risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. The target of the study is to evaluate the anthropometric and blood pressure differences between physical education students and medical students after one or two years of study at El-minia University. A cross sectional study was performed with a sample of 814 male students (400 medical students), of age between 18-19 years old. Anthropometric data was collected, including weight, stature, midarm, midchest, waist, hip circumferences, and skinfold thickness of biceps, triceps, subscapular, abdominal and suprailiac regions. Body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-stature ratio (WSR) were calculated. All anthropometric parameters indicating overweight and obesity were higher in medical than physical education students, including BMI (24.6±4.4 kg/m2 to 23.1±2.3 kg/m2), with significant level (p<0.05). Also the means of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure were higher in medical students (mean of SBP= 122.5±13 mmHg, DBP= 78.9±9.5 mmHg), than physical education students (SBP= 118.9±8.5 mmHg, DBP= 76.4±7.3 mmHg). Decreased physical activity and sedentary stressful life considered as risk factors for blood pressure elevation
Kamel, M., Desoky, M., Mahran, E., Al-sayed, N., & El-Sheikh, S. (2019). Anthropometric measures in association with blood pressure level in physical education and medical male college students, El-minia University. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 30(1), 44-51. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222765
MLA
Maher M. Kamel; Mohamed A. Desoky; El-Sayed A. Mahran; Nabil A. Al-sayed; Sayed F. El-Sheikh. "Anthropometric measures in association with blood pressure level in physical education and medical male college students, El-minia University". Minia Journal of Medical Research, 30, 1, 2019, 44-51. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222765
HARVARD
Kamel, M., Desoky, M., Mahran, E., Al-sayed, N., El-Sheikh, S. (2019). 'Anthropometric measures in association with blood pressure level in physical education and medical male college students, El-minia University', Minia Journal of Medical Research, 30(1), pp. 44-51. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222765
VANCOUVER
Kamel, M., Desoky, M., Mahran, E., Al-sayed, N., El-Sheikh, S. Anthropometric measures in association with blood pressure level in physical education and medical male college students, El-minia University. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2019; 30(1): 44-51. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222765