Association between screen time and body mass index among university students

Kalirathinam, Deivendran; Hui, Tan Xin; Jacob, Swapneela; Sadagobane, Sathish Kumar; Chellappan, Martin Ebenezer

doi:10.15448/1980-6108.2019.3.33149

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“…The high rate of sedentary behavior individuals (>2 hours) is in line with other studies [27,28]. Regarding Physical Activity Level, it was observed that students classified as inactive/insufficiently active adhered to the "Western" standard.…”

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Dietary patterns among adolescent freshmen attending a public university

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Objective To identify the association between dietary patterns and nutritional status in adolescent freshmen at a public university in Northeastern Brazil. Methods In this cross-sectional study anthropometric variables, body composition and food intake were collected and assessed using the food frequency questionnaire. Dietary patterns were evaluated through factor analysis using the principal component extraction method. Results Two dietary patterns were identified: “Western” pattern, consisting of foods with high energy density and low nutritional value, and the “traditional Brazilian” pattern, with foods from Brazilian cuisine such as rice, beans, corn, roots and tubers, fruits, greens and vegetables. The multiple regression analysis revealed a negative association between the “traditional Brazilian” pattern and both excess weight and body fat in females. Conclusion A healthy dietary pattern with typical local cuisine foods can offer protection to health and should be encouraged.

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Dietary patterns among adolescent freshmen attending a public university

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“…35 Kalirathinam et al were also not able to identify any association between TSED and body mass index among university students. 36 The possible explanation for these findings may be the fact that there are multifactorial determinants of BMI. And dietary intake, genetics, sleeping habit and physical activity may be the main contributors to controlling BMI, rather than the TSED.…”

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“… 35 Kalirathinam et al were also not able to identify any association between TSED and body mass index among university students. 36 …”

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Association Between Time Spent on Electronic Devices and Body Mass Index in Young Adults

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Almulhim³

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To evaluate the association between time spent on electronic devices (TSED) and body mass index in young adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2021 on 1877 students (aged 18-22 yrs) from multiple health Colleges of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. The main tools of the study were 1) Body mass index (BMI) and an online questionnaire. The subjects were categorized into 3 main groups based on their TSED: 1) Low TSED < 2 hours/day, 2) Medium TSED= 3 to 5 hours/day, 3) Excessive TSED ≥ 6 hours /day. Based on BMI, subjects were categorized into three main groups: Normal and underweight (BMI ≤ 24.9), overweight (BMI > 25-29.9), and obese (BMI > 30). Results: Participants' average age was 20 ± 2 years. The average BMI was 23.5 k/m 2 . The % of students falling into the categories of normal weight, overweight, and obesity was 69.2%, 19.05%, and 11.7% respectively. The average TSED of study participants was 8.2 ± 3.45 hrs /24 hours. 71.15% of participants indicated a TSED of ≥6 hrs/24 hours and 23.71% reported a TSED of 3-5 hrs/24 hours. Only 3.15% of participants reported TSED of ≤2 hrs/24 hours. Although a rise in the mean BMI was observed with an increase in the TSED, but this difference was not statistically significant. The pairwise wise comparison also failed to demonstrate any difference in BMI between different categories of TSED. Furthermore, no significant positive correlation was found between increased BMI and excessive TSED (P = 0.37). Conclusion:A high percentage of young adults (31.2%) were overweight or obese, but excessive TSED was not significantly associated with increased BMI in this study population. Further studies are recommended to identify the effects of other factors in causing increased BMI in young adults.

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