A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring the Relationship Between BMI and Nursing Students’ Emotional Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Figures & data

Table 1 Personal Data of Study Students

Personal Data	No. n=423	%
Academic year
2nd	125	29.6%
3rd	144	34.0%
4th	154	36.4%
Age in years
< 20	84	19.9%
20–21	251	59.3%
22+	88	20.8%

Figure 1 Mental health of study students during covid-19 pandemic.

Table 2 Correlation Between Students BMI and Mental Health Scores

Mental Health	BMI
	r	p
Depression score	0.278	0.001*
Anxiety score	0.299	0.001*
Stress score	0.311	0.001*

Notes: r: Pearson correlation coefficient. *p ≤ 0.05 (significant).

Table 3 Relation Between Students’ BMI and Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

BMI	Depression		OR (95% CI)	Anxiety		OR (95% CI)	Stress		OR (95% CI)
	No	%		No	%		No	%
Underweight	38	61.3%	0.91 (0.51–1.65)	34	54.8%	0.64 (0.85–1.14)	30	48.4%	0.80 (0.45–1.42)
Normal weight	121	63.4%	1	125	65.4%	1	103	53.9%	1
Overweight	98	80.3%	2.4 (1.4–4.0)*	92	75.4%	1.6 (1.0–2.7)*	80	65.6%	1.6 (1.1–2.6)*
Obese	44	91.7%	6.4 (2.2–18.5)*	40	83.3%	2.7 (1.2–5.9)*	44	91.7%	9.4 (3.2–20.9)*

Note: *p ≤ 0.05 (significant).

Abbreviations: OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence interval.