The Impact of Body Mass Index, Age and Gender on Dispositional Mindfulness amongst Medical Students
Rizwan Masud, Aiman Farogh Anjum, Aamna Khokhar, Iffat Naiyar, Matloob ur Rehman, Noman Sadiq, Asma Nisar, Usama Khursheed, Shaiza Shoaib, Shoaib Naiyar Hashmi, Talha Laique
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ABSTRACT
Obesity has a significant adverse impact on psychological health and well-being.
Objectives: To explore the relationship of age, gender and body mass index with mindfulness among medical students in a private medical college.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Methodology: This study with enrolled students (n=233) was carried out after ethical review committee’s (ERC) approval at CMH Kharian Medical College (CKMC), Physiology Department, Kharian-Pakistan. Both male and female medical students were enrolled. Level of mindfulness among them were noted after filling the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). BMI was calculated of enrolled students and its relation with mindfulness was observed.
Statistical analysis: Data was analyzed by SPSS software, version 21. Spearman's rho test was used to determine the association between mindfulness with BMI as p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: All the enrolled students showed that BMI was not normally distributed among them. Female students were 63.52% whereas males were 36.48% in present study. Significant correlation was seen between age and mindfulness with p-value of <0.000. Inverse relation was seen between BMI and mindfulness. It has no significant association with gender
Conclusion: We concluded that age was directly related with mindfulness while inverse relation was seen between mindfulness and BMI among medical students.
Key Words: Medical students, Mindfulness, Age and Body Mass Index.