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Title: | Prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associated factors among university students from 22 countries | Authors: | Peltzer, K Pengpid, S Alafia Samuels, T Özcan, N.K Mantilla, C Rahamefy, O.H Wong, M.L Gasparishvili, A |
Keywords: | body mass cardiovascular disease dietary shift disease prevalence higher education mental health obesity risk factor adult age article body mass body weight child abuse cholesterol intake cross-sectional study developing country disease association fat intake female health promotion human lowest income group male obesity physical abuse physical inactivity posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence questionnaire religion sex difference social status tobacco use underweight university student adolescent diet health behavior income mental health motor activity Overweight prevalence risk factor social support statistics and numerical data student Tobacco Use Disorder university young adult Adolescent Adult Child Abuse Diet Female Health Behavior Humans Income Male Mental Health Motor Activity Overweight Prevalence Religion Risk Factors Social Support Students Tobacco Use Disorder Universities Young Adult |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Citation: | Peltzer, K, Pengpid, S, Alafia Samuels, T, Özcan, N.K, Mantilla, C, Rahamefy, O.H, Wong, M.L, Gasparishvili, A (2014). Prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associated factors among university students from 22 countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11 (7) : 7425-7441. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110707425 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Obesity among young people increases lifetime cardiovascular risk. This study assesses the prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associated factors among a random sample of university students from 22 universities in 22 low, middle income and emerging economy countries. This cross-sectional survey comprised of a self-administered questionnaire and collected anthropometric measurements. The study population was 6773 (43.2%) males and 8913 (56.8%) females, aged 16 to 30 years (mean 20.8 years, SD = 2.6). Body mass index (BMI) was used for weight status. Among men, the prevalence of underweight was 10.8%, normal weight 64.4%, overweight 18.9% and obesity 5.8%, while among women, the prevalence of underweight was 17.6%, normal weight 62.1%, overweight 14.1% and obesity 5.2%. Overall, 22% were overweight or obese (24.7% men and 19.3% women). In multivariate regression among men, younger age, coming from a higher income country, consciously avoiding fat and cholesterol, physically inactivity, current tobacco use and childhood physical abuse, and among women older age, coming from a higher income country, frequent organized religious activity, avoiding fat and cholesterol, posttraumatic stress symptoms and physical childhood abuse were associated overweight or obesity. Several gender specific risk factors identified can be utilized in health promotion programmes. © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | Source Title: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/183660 | ISSN: | 16617827 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph110707425 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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