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Data collection was performed using a self-administered online questionnaire through the university website portal. The study tool was comprised of four sections: demographic characteristics, academic stress, acne symptoms, and other physical symptoms. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software. A high proportion of females (88.7%) participated in the study. Upon categorization of overall academic stress, it was found that a majority of the medical students were moderately stressed (58.34%). The response on the academic stress scale revealed that exams are the major cause of stress among students. The Mean \u00b1 SD of academic stress, acne symptoms, and physical symptoms differ significantly at &lt;0.01 level of significance. Overall academic stress showed a significant positive association with acne (&lt;0.01) and physical symptoms (&lt;0.01). The strength of this study is the fact that its categorization of stress caused by academics has not been done elsewhere. In addition, the impact of acne and physical symptoms has not been found in recent literature. Keeping the outcome of the present study in mind, it is suggested to arrange timely counselling sessions in medical colleges which can alert medical students to remain conscious about the consequences of stress.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19148725","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,18]],"date-time":"2022-07-18T11:32:23Z","timestamp":1658143943000},"page":"8725","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Association of Academic Stress, Acne Symptoms and Other Physical Symptoms in Medical Students of King Khalid University"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0572-0587","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Farah","family":"Aziz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Khamis Mushait 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Fareed","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Abha International Private Hospital, Abha 61431, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1057","article-title":"The impact of stress on body function: A review","volume":"16","author":"Yaribeygi","year":"2017","journal-title":"EXCLI J."},{"key":"ref_2","first-page":"2","article-title":"An Assessment of Academic Stress among Students of Bachelor\u2019s Level","volume":"2","author":"Dhakal","year":"2016","journal-title":"Psychol. 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