2016
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1412-84
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Health promotion lifestyle profile scores are not associatedwith obesity in high school students

Abstract: Background/aim: Obesity is a cause of preventable morbidity and mortality with an increasing prevalence. Health promoting lifestyle activities maintain or improve an individual's health and in adolescence many habits are configured. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents and the relation between obesity and health promoting behaviors.Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study including 848 high school students aged 15-17. All students were … Show more

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“…In a recent study of health risk behaviors in approximately 20,000 people in Germany, the level of education has been reported to reduce the risk of current smoking or risk of current smoking as well as being overweight, or risky drinking in addition to smoking and being overweight or risk of smoking plus being overweight plus low physical inactivity [37]. BMI was not associated with any of the components of the scale in our patients similar to another study in which health promotion lifestyle profile scores of high school students were not associated with obesity [21].…”
Section: Educationsupporting
confidence: 83%
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“…In a recent study of health risk behaviors in approximately 20,000 people in Germany, the level of education has been reported to reduce the risk of current smoking or risk of current smoking as well as being overweight, or risky drinking in addition to smoking and being overweight or risk of smoking plus being overweight plus low physical inactivity [37]. BMI was not associated with any of the components of the scale in our patients similar to another study in which health promotion lifestyle profile scores of high school students were not associated with obesity [21].…”
Section: Educationsupporting
confidence: 83%
“…In a prospective study, it was reported that by combining four healthy lifestyle factors, premature mortality could be reduced in both men and women, and those four factors were adherence to Mediterranean diet, keeping a normal BMI (18.5 to < 25.0), doing regular physical activity and being a nonsmoker [17]. International and local studies were conducted to investigate healthy lifestyle behaviors in many different populations, including elderly women [18], patients with chronic diseases [19], students [20][21][22], and workers [23][24][25].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9Majority of the studies around the globe showed significant differences in health promoting behaviours among male and female. (9,11,15,16) With most of the studies reporting higher health promoting behaviours among male students than female students. This was contrast to the present study where there is no significant difference in the level of health promoting behaviour was found.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Self-efficacy, on the other hand, is a primary determinant that shapes and promotes human behaviors (23,24). Maintaining selfcare definitely requires higher levels of self-efficacy (28). A literature review indicated that there were only a few studies that particularly compared health promoting behaviors and self-efficacy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%