Factors associated with being overweight among Inner Mongolia medical students in China

Chen, Jie; He, Yi; Liu, Zhiyue; Fan, Yancun; Bian, Jiang; Guo, Wenfang; Chang, Wulantuya; Sun, Juan

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003900

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“…The prevalence of normal weight is consistent with previous studies carried out throughout the world, ranging from 49.2% to 58.3% [13,21,23]; but not for the prevalence of malnutrition categories. The present study, with 32.5% subjects being overweight and obese, marked a relatively higher rate when compared to the medical students in China (7.6%) [24] and Carolina (32.1%) [23]; however, the malnutrition status in the current study subjects was lower than those in Pakistan (41.7%) [21]. Comparing with local studies for these BMI categories, 35% was found in the medical students from AIMST university, Malaysia [13] and 57.1% was documented in adults with a similar age group (20-24) from a local nationwide health survey [11].…”

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“…This finding may also be due to the fact that there is a body image-exercise association which is used as a motivation for men to obtain a muscular physique [27]. Besides that, reduced physical fitness was found in women, in terms of speed, vital capacity and endurance, when compared to that of men [24].…”

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“…This phenomenon could be explained as follows: indeed, for weight management reasons, males were likely to exercise or diet if they were overweight/obese, but females showed higher weight management motives if they perceived themselves to be as such [29,30]. In addition, evidence showed males have a higher BMI compared to females [15,23,24], possibly due to the fact that males tend to prefer a bigger physique, which is different from the female, who would normally prefer a slim or a smaller appearance [31]. Future studies could possibly explore on the different perceptions and health behaviours between genders, in preparation to customize intervention among males and females in order to assist them in achieving optimum health.…”

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The Lifestyle and Behavioural Risk Factors of Future Doctors in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

XinWee¹,

Ismail²

2018

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Introduction: Lifestyle and behavioural risk factors in middle-aged adults are proven to have an impact on later-life outcomes; hence health promotion activities should aim at the population before they reach their mid-life. Medical students will be representing a community in promoting health, henceforth they should have a healthy lifestyle and behaviour in order to facilitate and adoption of preventive practices in their future life as physicians. Therefore, this study was aimed to determine the lifestyle and behavioural risk factors among future doctors in a public university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (Sungai Buloh Campus). Simple random sampling was used to select eligible subjects among undergraduate medical students (pre-clinical years). A self-administered pro forma checklist was given to the subjects who consented. Descriptive analysis was performed, and univariate analysis was done by Chi-square, Fisher’s Exact test and independent t-test. Results: A total of 252 subjects participated. The majority (96.8%) were of Malay ethnicity and three-quarter of the subjects were females (76.2%). A small number of subjects were smokers (2.4%) and alcoholic consumers (1.2%). Approximately half (57.3%) of the female subjects had normal body mass indices, while this was only seen in one-third (35.0%) of male subjects. Most subjects (72.2%) exercised at least once a week, however only 17.1% of the subjects exercised at the recommended levels. There was a significantly higher proportion of males who had adequate exercise compared to that of females. Conclusion: Inadequate physical activity and imperfect BMI of the study subjects warrant exclusive promotion and education of healthy lifestyle in this population. It would probably be beneficial if assessment of lifestyle and behavioural risk factors could be conducted before these subjects embark into their professional working life. KEYWORDS: lifestyle, behaviour, risk factors, future doctors, Selangor.

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The Lifestyle and Behavioural Risk Factors of Future Doctors in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

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“…The Inner Mongolian adult's generally follow static activities in their daily life. Chen et al have investigated the obesity rate of Inner Mongolia adults and the study found that 13% of Inner Mongolia's men and women were obese, and the annual rate of increase was higher than the national average growth rate of 10.2% [5]. Otgontuya et al has pointed out that the increase in the rate of obesity in Inner Mongolia and its resident's lifestyle and customs have a great relationship [6].…”

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The changes of physical activity of Mongolian adults in China and the influencing factors of their social psychology

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Wu²,

Han³

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With the continuous improvement of people's living standard, the health care of the ethnic minorities in China, such as Inner Mongolia has been concerned. This paper, studies the changes of physical activity and the socio-psychological factors of Mongolian adults, through the FIT model. The study analyses the physical activity of majority of the Inner Mongolia adults and the conclusion was drawn. Physical activity is one of the important risk factor for wide spectrum of diseases and it was significantly affected by the economic level and other factors.

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“…Studies suggest that youth in rural area are more likely than youth in urban area to begin drinking at an early age and to engage in binge and heavy drinking and driving while intoxicated [10] [11]. The different between rural and urban area was also performed in some other aspects in Inner Mongolian medical university, such as breakfast consumption [12], overweight [13] and distress [14]. Therefore, furthermore to study the difference in alcohol use for urban and rural.…”

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The Differences in Alcohol Use between Urban and Rural Students of Inner Mongolia Medical University, China

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Qin²,

Xu³

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference in alcohol use between urban and rural students of Inner Mongolia Medical University. Methods: A cross-sectional census was conducted on medical students on campus in 2013. We use multivariate logistic regression models to assess the factors associated with alcohol use. We further use chi-square test assess on differences in alcohol use between urban and rural people among significance factors in logistic regression models. Results: The prevalence of alcohol use among students in rural area was higher than that in urban area (p = 0.016). Alcohol use was associated with Gender, monthly expenses, residence, ethnic and faculty. The odds of alcohol use for Mongolia students were 1.139 times higher than that for Han students. The prevalence of alcohol consumption among students from pharmacy or Traditional Chinese Medicine and Mongolian Medicine faculties in rural area was higher than that among student in urban area (p = 0.03; p = 0.001). The prevalence of alcohol use among female students in rural area was higher than that among female students in urban area (p < 0.043). The proportion of alcohol use among students with <600 in rural area was higher than that among students in urban area (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Considering the differences in the prevalence of alcohol use between rural area and urban area, university administrators aiming at students from various regions develop various approaches.

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Factors associated with being overweight among Inner Mongolia medical students in China

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

The Lifestyle and Behavioural Risk Factors of Future Doctors in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

The Lifestyle and Behavioural Risk Factors of Future Doctors in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

The changes of physical activity of Mongolian adults in China and the influencing factors of their social psychology

The Differences in Alcohol Use between Urban and Rural Students of Inner Mongolia Medical University, China

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