Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among Jordan University Students

Suleiman, Aiman; Alboqai, Omar K.; Yasein, Nada; El-Qudah, Jafar M.; Bataineh, Malik; Obeidat, Bayan A.

doi:10.3923/jbs.2009.738.745

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“…It has shown that more than a quarter of the university students were overweight/obese. Similar findings were reported by other studies in Malaysia [31], Jordan [32], Iran [33] and Saudi Arabia [34]. Also, higher prevalence estimates have been reported in the US [35], Kuwait [36] and United Arab Emirates [37], while a Nigerian study reported lower estimates [38].…”

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“…Also, the consumption of raw vegetables and fruits alongside main meals is not a common practice in the student population. This unhealthy picture is typical of a university student population as demonstrated in previous studies which identified poor dietary behavior among university student samples in Jordan [32] and Nigeria [39]. In addition, a report by Al-Rethaiaa et al [40] revealed that most of the students had two meals a day, with frequent consumption of fried foods and snacks, and less frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables.…”

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A cross sectional analysis of eating habits and weight status of university students in urban Cameroon

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Background: The changeover from high school to university is characterized by the inability to make informed food choices and unhealthy eating habits. This study sets out to determine the prevalence of overweight/obesity, examine variations in dietary habits and assess the relationships between some dietary factors and overweight/ obesity in university students. Methods: University students (N = 906, mean age 21.4 ± 2.1 years) that included 434 males and 472 females were recruited using a simple random sampling technique from six departments in two universities in a cross sectional study in the North West Region of Cameroon. Weight and height were measured and body mass index calculated. Eating habits and weekly consumption of selected food items were self-reported by the students using a pre-tested questionnaire.Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 24.6% and 2.2% respectively. A majority (60.7%) of the students had less than three meals a day. Also, 53.4% ate fried foods, 46.0% had sweets/chocolates and 39.5% had sugar sweetened beverages twice or more times in a week. Skipping/rarely having breakfast (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.9) and having snacks in-between meals three or more times a day (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.4-5.5) were associated with overweight/obesity after controlling for confounding variables. In addition, skipping/rarely having breakfast (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.3-3.5) independently predicted overweight/obesity in a model that included confounding variables and selected dietary behaviors. Conclusion: The unhealthy eating habits exhibited by students in this study is worrying. Qualitative studies need to be carried out in the future to identify determinants (of Cameroon ethnicity) of poor eating habits in university students.

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“…A similar finding has been observed among both Jordanian women (aged 15-49 years) [45] and Iranian women (aged 35-57 years) [46]. Furthermore, in accordance with our results, family history of obesity has been recognized as an important predictor of obesity in several studies in Saudi Arabia [10,47], Jordon [48], and Iran [49]. A family history of obesity reflects the effects of shared genetics and environment among close relatives.…”

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Factors associated with obesity among Saudi women of reproductive age in Jeddah City

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2017

Journal of Obesity and Overweight

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Background: Previous studies have shown that women who are overweight or obese are at risk for adverse reproductive outcomes, including infertility, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. However, information surrounding the risk factors for obesity among Saudi women of reproductive age is deficient due to the limited number of studies that assessed obesity prevalence among them.

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“…A study conducted in Rio Branco demonstrated an increasing linear trend in the percentage of overweight adults with increasing household income 11 . Suleiman et al 20 found a higher prevalence of overweight among low-income university students compared to highincome students. These data agree with the inverse relationship between overweight and income in developed countries proposed by Ljungvall and Zimmerman 21 .…”

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Prevalência e fatores associados ao excesso de peso em universitários do município de Rio Branco, Acre – Brasil

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Tavares

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Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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Prevalence of and factors associated with overweight among university students from Rio Branco, Acre -Brazil Prevalência e fatores associados ao excesso de peso em universitários do município de Rio Branco, Acre -Brasil Abstract -The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight among university students from the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,104 students (mean age: 24 years) from Rio Branco, Acre. Overweight was used as the dependent variable. The following independent variables were studied: socioeconomic variables (gender, age, teaching institution, period of study, marital status, income, household members, living with other people, parent's education level, and working or not); self-reported health and morbidity variables (health perception, hypertension, diabetes, and altered cholesterol); lifestyle variables (physical activity, watching television, computer use, smoking, and alcohol consumption). The nutritional status was classified based on body mass index. Univariate analysis was performed using Pearson's chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test. Variables with a p value < 20% on univariate analysis were included in the multiple Poisson regression model. The prevalence of overweight was 35.6%. In the multiple regression model for male students adjusted for age, overweight was associated with marital status, household income, hypertension, and watching television every day. In the model for female students, the variables that remained associated were self-perceived health status, hypertension, and alcohol consumption in the last month. Overweight is determined by a combination of different factors which differed in the present study between men and women. Key words: Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; University students. Resumo -O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a prevalência e fatores associados ao excesso de peso em Universitários do Município de

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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among Jordan University Students

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A cross sectional analysis of eating habits and weight status of university students in urban Cameroon

A cross sectional analysis of eating habits and weight status of university students in urban Cameroon

Factors associated with obesity among Saudi women of reproductive age in Jeddah City

Prevalência e fatores associados ao excesso de peso em universitários do município de Rio Branco, Acre – Brasil

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