{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,26]],"date-time":"2026-09-26T06:58:15Z","timestamp":1790405895378,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":[],"abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hypertension is increasingly reported among young adults, particularly medical students exposed to chronic academic stress and unhealthy lifestyle habits, which may increase long-term cardiovascular risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim is to assess the association between perceived stress, lifestyle factors, and blood pressure among undergraduate medical students aged 18\u201326 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted among 250 medical students in Central India. Stress levels were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale-10, and lifestyle habits were evaluated using a Food Frequency Questionnaire and structured assessment. Blood pressure was measured using a mercury sphygmomanometer in accordance with standard guidelines. Statistical analysis was performed using OpenEpi, with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals calculated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean age was 21.9 \u00b1 1.8 years. Elevated blood pressure was observed in 32.4% of students. High stress was strongly associated with elevated blood pressure (OR = 3.95). Additional predictors included low physical activity, smoking, short sleep duration, male gender, and unhealthy dietary habits.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Stress and adverse lifestyle behaviors are significantly associated with elevated blood pressure among medical students. Early interventions targeting stress management and healthy living are essential.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/aam.aam_359_26","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,26]],"date-time":"2026-09-26T06:00:12Z","timestamp":1790402412000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Chronic Stress and Its Association with Elevated Blood Pressure and Lifestyle Habits among Medical Students"],"prefix":"10.4103","author":[{"given":"Janak","family":"Suthar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"N.K.P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kajal","family":"Mitra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"N.K.P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melishia Lancy","family":"Sequeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Medicine, Mobile Medical Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]]},"container-title":["Annals of African Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/aam.aam_359_26","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,26]],"date-time":"2026-09-26T06:00:12Z","timestamp":1790402412000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/aam.aam_359_26"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/aam.aam_359_26","relation":{},"ISSN":["1596-3519","0975-5764"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1596-3519","type":"print"},{"value":"0975-5764","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2026-03-31","name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-07-13","name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}