Objective: To find how common weight gain was among Mosul University students during the Iraqi quarantine in 2020.
Methodology: In this quantitative cross-sectional study, data were gathered using an electronic version of an Arabic-language questionnaire form from the 1st of September to 1st December 2021. We recorded demographic characteristics, eating habits and weight before and during the pandemic.
Results: Out of 1688 students, 67% were males. Age of 40.17% was between 21-23 years. We found that 41% had same appetite and 54% had same number of meals per day and 57.6% had no extra activities. There is a significant value of age groups and gender with all forms of BMI.
Conclusion: This study concluded that the there was a big difference of BMI during quarantine with a significant values of age groups and gender with all forms of BMI.
Key words: Prevalence, weight gain, students, Mosul University, quarantine.
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