Correction to: BMC Public Health 23, 2126 (2023).
The original publication of this article contained an error in connection to the BMI. This caused an error in:
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The 3rd paragraph of the results section.
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Tables 1, 2 and 3.
The incorrect and correct information are shown in this correction article. The original article has been updated.
Incorrect
Table 1
BMI | |||||||
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≤ 24.9 kg/m2 | 155 | 22.5 | 58 | 16.0 | 97 | 29.8 | < 0.001 |
≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 533 | 77.5 | 304 | 84.0 | 229 | 70.2 |
Table 2
BMI | |||||||||
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≤ 24.9 kg/m2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 0.69 | 0.47–0.99 | 0.045 | 0.56 | 0.31–1.03 | 0.061 | 0.75 | 0.46–1.21 | 0.248 |
Table 3
BMI | |||||||||
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≤ 24.9 kg/m2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 0.78 | 0.53–1.14 | 0.190 | 0.62 | 0.33–1.15 | 0.128 | 0.95 | 0.57–1.58 | 0.831 |
Results section
Meanwhile, more than a quarter (70.2%) of the international students reported having a BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2, whereas 84.0% of the Hungarian students had a BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 (a statistically significant difference; p < 0.001).
Correct
Table 1
BMI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 155 | 22.5 | 58 | 16.0 | 97 | 29.8 | < 0.001 |
≤ 24.9 kg/m2 | 533 | 77.5 | 304 | 84.0 | 229 | 70.2 |
Table 2
Table 2
BMI | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
≤ 24.9 kg/m2 | 0.69 | 0.47–0.99 | 0.045 | 0.56 | 0.31–1.03 | 0.061 | 0.75 | 0.46–1.21 | 0.248 |
Table 3
BMI | |||||||||
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≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.831 | |||||
≤ 24.9 kg/m2 | 0.78 | 0.53–1.14 | 0.190 | 0.62 | 0.33–1.15 | 0.128 | 0.95 | 0.57–1.58 | 0.831 |
Results section
Meanwhile, more than a quarter (29.8%) of the international students reported having a BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2, whereas 16.0% of the Hungarian students has a BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 (a statistically significant difference; p < 0.001).
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Umami, A., Zsiros, V., Maróti-Nagy, Á. et al. Correction to: Healthcare-seeking of medical students: the effect of socio-demographic factors, health behaviour and health status – a cross-sectional study in Hungary. BMC Public Health 24, 1416 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18928-6
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