the relationship between dietary intake and anthropometric indices between dietary intake and anthropometric indices with anxiety in female medical students

Background :vitamins play an important role in improving mental health. healthy diets can significantly influence the development, progression, and treatment of mental health disorders. objectives :this study aimed to investigate the correlation between dietary intake and anthropometric profiles with anxiety in female students of zahedan university of medical sciences. methods :this cross-sectional study evaluated 200 female medical students for daily intake of b vitamins, omega-3, anthropometric indices, and their correlation with anxiety. the food frequency questionnaire and bronze anxiety questionnaire were used to examine the relationship between dietary intake and anxiety. the associations between parameters were analyzed using pearson's correlation. results :the findings revealed that the mean age of the female medical students was 22.60 ± 2.10 years, with a body mass index (bmi) of 23.37 ± 4.01, a waist-to-hip ratio (whpr) of 0.81 ± 0.11, a waist-to-height ratio (whtr) of 10.55 ± 0.10, and an anxiety score of 44.83 ± 17.71. positive correlations were observed between bmi (r = 0.89, p = 0.0001), whpr (r = 0.86, p = 0.0001), and whtr (r = 0.898, p = 0.0001) with anxiety. the mean anxiety scores were 23.84 ± 4.36, 38.59 ± 4.62, 61.44 ± 13.63, and 74.44 ± 5.96 in underweight, normal, overweight, and obese participants, respectively. a negative correlation was identified between the consumption of vitamins and omega-3 and anxiety scores (r = -0.63, p < 0.001). conclusions :this study suggests that a higher intake of dietary b vitamins and omega-3 is associated with lower anxiety scores in zahedan medical students.