ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICATORS OF PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNDER CONDITIONS OF ACADEMIC STRESS

Abstract

Academic stress is recognized as a significant factor influencing the physical health and development of medical university students. The period of higher medical education is associated with prolonged mental workload, irregular nutrition, insufficient physical activity, and sleep deprivation. This study examines the anthropometric parameters of 1st- and 3rd-year students of the Faculty of General Medicine at Samarkand State Medical University with the aim of identifying changes in physical development indicators under conditions of academic stress. The work contributes to the development of a differentiated approach to health monitoring of medical students.