Scholars International Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (SIJAP)
Volume-1 | Issue-03 | 72-75
Original Research Article
Impact of Internet on the Health of Young Adults
Sumera Salomi, Swaroop chand Bhansali, Varanasi Venkata Rajesh, Adithya Parvathaneni
Published : Sept. 30, 2018
Abstract
In the recent days Internet has become an essential part of life. It has
revolutionized communications, to the extent that it is now our preferred medium of
everyday communication. In almost everything we do, we use the Internet. Chronic
usage of internet affecting physical health conditions like weight gain etc., and this is
causing the greatest problems among the young individuals. The main purpose of this
study is to study the relationship between internet usage frequency in the University
students on our GITAM University students with their BMI. The present study consists
100 Medicine students which were differentiated as males and females (43 Males and 50
Female students). Some of the students who are not responding for all the questionnaires
are excluded (07 Students). Different questions were asked to the students in the class
environment. A significant association was found between BMI and the intense internet
usages (>5-7hrs/daily), with F value 3.55 and p value <0.05. Out of 93 students, 15
students with high internet usage (>5-7hrs) and 31 students with moderate internet usage
(3-5hrs) showed positive correlation between increased internet use and obesity.