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Aim: To estimate the prevalence of obesity, overweight and central obesity in students from the medical school of the University UNIDERP in the city of Campo Grande-MS. Evaluate the relationship between obesity in academics and the related variables in the form (sociodemographic data, life habits, personal and family background). Methods: It was a cross-sectional quantitative observational study, with a sample consisted of 295 students who answered the form. For the evaluation of anthropometric data was used the Body Mass Index (BMI). Central obesity was measured by waist circumference ≥ 88 cm for women and ≥ 102 cm for men. Results: Prevalence rates were 26.4% for overweight, 7.8% for obesity and 7.5% for central obesity. There was a significant association between overweight and central obesity with childhood obesity, family history of obesity and animal fat consumption. There was a significant association of overweight with daily study or 3-4 times / week of alcohol consumption and less than 2 hours daily study outside the curriculum. Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight in medical students of UNIDERP was high and similar to the results of studies of the national population for the same age group.

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