Background: Stress is bodys response to danger or perceived threat. M.B.B.S. students, particularly, the 1st year students are more prone to stress due to hectic schedule, academic pressure, cultural and environmental change, and a large number of uncertainties. These factors make them ideal population to study stress.
Aims and Objectives: The study was done to see if there is any relationship between the inventory to measure psychosocial stress (IMPS)-measured psychosocial stress score and gender, exercise, and body mass index (BMI) among the 1st year medical students.
Materials and Methods: The study included 50 female and 44 male students aged 18-22 years. A questionnaire along with the IMPS was provided to them. The questionnaire dealt with anthropometric data and performance of exercise in terms of number of days per week. The data analyses used Unpaired t-tests, and χ2-test was used to explore the linear relationship between stress score and BMI or exercise.
Results: The number of male and female students getting stress score
Key words: Psychosocial Stress; Inventory to Measure Psychosocial Stress; Body Mass Index; Exercise
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