Abstract
In Kazakhstan, the health of students is deteriorating every year. So, over the past 20 years, the proportion of healthy students has decreased by 2.5 times at the time of admission to the university and by 4 times at the final year. The increase in the anthropogenic load, the deterioration of the environmental situation have a great impact on the body and health of young people studying. The purpose: to study the prevalence of body mass deficiency among students of Astana Medical University and indicators related to gender. Methods. A survey of students to identify body weight deficiency was conducted at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition from September 2022 to February 2023. The anthropometric examination was carried out in accordance with standard methods of calculating the body mass index. The study involved 1201 students aged 18 to 25 years during one time period. Results. Weight deficiency was found in 140 (12%) students who participated in the study. Depending on gender characteristics, 48 students (38%) among men and 92 students (66%) among women were observed. Conclusion. Taking into account the attitude of students to their health, constant stress due to increased mental workload, attempts to combine work with study, lack of sleep, malnutrition, we believe that the recommendations we have developed allow teachers to monitor the dynamics of treatment of body weight deficiency.