Nutritional status of students in the city of Dushanbe

Abstract

Aim. To study the nutritional status of students of higher educational institutions in Dushanbe.Materials and methods. The study focuses on the nutritional status of 498 university students aged 18-29 living in Dushanbe in 2022. Among those examined were 246 male students (49.4%) and 252 female students (50.6%). Statistical analysis of the collected data was conducted using the computer program Tj_AssNut. The program automatically determined the body mass index, protein-energy deficiency, and the degree of obesity.Results and discussion. The results show that 6.22% of the examined individuals had a BMI <18.5, indicating the presence of protein-energy deficiency. The rate of normal nutritional status in the surveyed populations was 78.92%. 10.24% of the respondents are overweight, and 4.62% (5.16% women and 4.07% men) are obese.Conclusions. The study of the nutritional status of students of educational institutions of Dushanbe shows that among all the students examined 6.22% have protein-energy deficiencies, 78.92% are in normal nutritional status, 10.24% have increased body weight and 4.62% are obese.