Overweight and obesity: a study among university students in Sarawak, Malaysia

Pitil, Patricia Pawa; Ghazali, Siti Raudzah

doi:10.1080/14635240.2022.2040380

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“…Additionally, it has been observed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity increases as the age of individuals increases (Sağlık Bakanlığı Halk Sağlığı Genel Müdürlüğü [Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health] 2019). The other studies support a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in male students than females (Zamsad et al 2019;Pitil and Ghazali 2022). However, some studies stated that skipping meals is common among young adults, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is high in young adults who skip meals (Aryee et al 2013;Pendergast et al 2016).…”

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Effect of emotional eating and social media on nutritional behavior and obesity in university students who were receiving distance education due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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2022

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim This study aimed to evaluate the effects of emotional eating and social media on nutritional behavior and obesity in university students receiving distance education during the pandemic. Subject and methods This cross-sectional study was performed with 1000 undergraduate students who were receiving distance education due to COVID-19 in Türkiye. Data were collected using an online questionnaire that included demographic information, height, body weight, eating habits, the Scale of Effects of Social Media on Eating Behavior (SESMEB), and the Emotional Eating Scale (EES). A p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant for statistical tests. Results During the distance education period, more than half of both male and female students (61.7%; 58.2%) changed their meal pattern, 31.7% of them started to consume their main meals more regularly, and 31.2% of them began to skip their main meals. Of the participants, 52.6% spent more than 2 hours a day on social media. The female students who spend more than 2 hours a day on social media have higher SESMEB and EES scores than those who spend 2 hours or less a day (p < 0.01). The score SESMEB is positively weakly correlated with body mass index (BMI) (rho 0.132, p < 0.01) and positively moderately associated with the EES score (rho 0.334, p < 0.01). The interaction between the SESMEB and EES scores increases the risk of overweight/obesity (odds ratio (OR) 1.002, p = 0.009). Conclusion For the students who received distance education, social media affects eating behavior, BMI, and emotional eating. Additionally, these effects may increase the risk of overweight/obesity.

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Effect of emotional eating and social media on nutritional behavior and obesity in university students who were receiving distance education due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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“…However, it was found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was lower than 5% among students from another recent study in Malaysia as this study implemented the BMI cutoff as suggested by WHO (Cheah & Chua, 2023). Additionally, a study by Pitil and Ghazali (2021) noted that the prevalence of students with excessive BMI was lower using the WHO cutoff approximately 25% compared to the Asian cutoff (approximately 40%). The WHO cutoff for BMI is slightly higher as it was intended for Caucasians as Asians have a higher body fat percentage compared to Caucasians within the same BMI classification.…”

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“…This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study and the participants were recruited among students who studied at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam campus, Selangor, Malaysia using convenience sampling. Based on previous studies, 334 students were targeted throughout the study (Dzulkafli et al, 2020;Pitil & Ghazali, 2021;Shahadan et al, 2022). This study focused on students aged 21 years old and above and able to communicate in English or Malay.…”

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“…A study among university students in ASEAN countries also reported that more than 50% of them were overweight and obese (Peltzer & Pengpid, 2018). In Malaysia, a few studies among university students in Malaysia have been conducted and found that almost half of the students were reported as overweight and obese (Pitil & Ghazali, 2021;Shahadan et al, 2022).…”

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“…The prevalence of overweight and obese among university students in Malaysia increased exponentially, however, factors associated with increased body mass index (BMI) are still limited (Pitil & Ghazali, 2021). A study among Malaysian university students found that a higher rate of obesity and overweight was associated with unhealthy dietary patterns (Wan Mohamed Radzi et al, 2019).…”

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Overweight and obesity: a study among university students in Sarawak, Malaysia

Cited by 10 publications

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Effect of emotional eating and social media on nutritional behavior and obesity in university students who were receiving distance education due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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