Analysis Of The Correlation Between Perceived Stress Level And BMI [Body Mass Index Among Working Professionals In Coimbatore, India: An Empirical Study.
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Background: This study examines the relationship of perceived stress levels with BMI in college faculties from Coimbatore, India by correlating these factors with respect to gender, age, food habits, salary, and residence.
Methods: A cross-sectional study that involved 223 subjects, was used to analyze the role of socio-demographic factors, perceived stress, and BMI by using ANOVA, regression analysis, and Pearson correlation.
Results: The correlation of stress and BMI did not lie with gender and other socio-demographic factors like salary and residence. However, a positive correlation with respect to age was found, though the stress did not indicate much correlation with BMI. In conclusion, from the findings above, the researchers conclude that BMI is indeed affected significantly by age but social demographic factors such as gender, salary, and residence are not linked with an alteration of the relationship of stress with BMI.
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