Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university

University students are essential targets for the elevation of healthful lifestyles due to the fact that they help produce findings that can diminish the risks of lifestyle disorders later in life. The weight statuses of these students are believed to be greatly influenced by socio-demographic, life...

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Main Author:	Mokhtari, Tahereh
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Body weight Quality of Life - psychology Feeding Behavior - ethnology - Iran
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spelling	my-upm-ir.567172017-07-31T05:12:29Z Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university 2014-12 Mokhtari, Tahereh University students are essential targets for the elevation of healthful lifestyles due to the fact that they help produce findings that can diminish the risks of lifestyle disorders later in life. The weight statuses of these students are believed to be greatly influenced by socio-demographic, lifestyle, dietary and psychological factors. The main aim of this study therefore, was to bring to light the associations between the above-mentioned factors and university students’ weight statuses. The 311 participants of this study were selected through simple random sampling method and the data was collected through a questionnaire comprising 4 sections aimed at identifying the participants’ demographic factors, smoking status, physical activity level, dietary intake, dietary pattern, depression and anxiety levels. The results of the study indicated that there was significant associations between BMI and energy intake (r= 0.281, p =0.000), carbohydrate (r= 0.310, p =0.000), protein (r= 0.208, p=0.000), fat (r= 0.198, p =0.000), western dietary pattern (r = 0.13; p =0.01), physical activity (r= -0.14; p = 0.009), anxiety (r = - 0.15; p ≤ 0.01), age (r = 0.19; p ≤ 0.01),gender (χ2 = 43.03, p=0.001), marital status (χ2 = 8.8, p=0.03) and income level (r =0.22; p ≤ = 0.01) of the students. Multivariate regression analysis for the prediction of body weight status demonstrated that gender, carbohydrate intake, age, physical activity, anxiety, income level, mix dietary pattern and smoking status had significant effects on BMI. In conclusion, the etiology of obesity and overweight is complex and a large number of factors affected BMI including energy intake, physical activity, psychological status, environment, culture and economic status. Investigation of the factors associated with body weight status is a necessary consideration in planning obesity interventions. Body weight Quality of Life - psychology Feeding Behavior - ethnology - Iran 2014-12 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56717/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56717/1/FPSK%28m%29%202014%2053RR.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Body weight Quality of Life - psychology Feeding Behavior - ethnology - Iran
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English
topic	Body weight Quality of Life - psychology Feeding Behavior - ethnology - Iran
spellingShingle	Body weight Quality of Life - psychology Feeding Behavior - ethnology - Iran Mokhtari, Tahereh Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university
description	University students are essential targets for the elevation of healthful lifestyles due to the fact that they help produce findings that can diminish the risks of lifestyle disorders later in life. The weight statuses of these students are believed to be greatly influenced by socio-demographic, lifestyle, dietary and psychological factors. The main aim of this study therefore, was to bring to light the associations between the above-mentioned factors and university students’ weight statuses. The 311 participants of this study were selected through simple random sampling method and the data was collected through a questionnaire comprising 4 sections aimed at identifying the participants’ demographic factors, smoking status, physical activity level, dietary intake, dietary pattern, depression and anxiety levels. The results of the study indicated that there was significant associations between BMI and energy intake (r= 0.281, p =0.000), carbohydrate (r= 0.310, p =0.000), protein (r= 0.208, p=0.000), fat (r= 0.198, p =0.000), western dietary pattern (r = 0.13; p =0.01), physical activity (r= -0.14; p = 0.009), anxiety (r = - 0.15; p ≤ 0.01), age (r = 0.19; p ≤ 0.01),gender (χ2 = 43.03, p=0.001), marital status (χ2 = 8.8, p=0.03) and income level (r =0.22; p ≤ = 0.01) of the students. Multivariate regression analysis for the prediction of body weight status demonstrated that gender, carbohydrate intake, age, physical activity, anxiety, income level, mix dietary pattern and smoking status had significant effects on BMI. In conclusion, the etiology of obesity and overweight is complex and a large number of factors affected BMI including energy intake, physical activity, psychological status, environment, culture and economic status. Investigation of the factors associated with body weight status is a necessary consideration in planning obesity interventions.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mokhtari, Tahereh
author_facet	Mokhtari, Tahereh
author_sort	Mokhtari, Tahereh
title	Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university
title_short	Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university
title_full	Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university
title_fullStr	Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university
title_full_unstemmed	Factors associated with body weight status among Iranian students in a Malaysian public university
title_sort	factors associated with body weight status among iranian students in a malaysian public university
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2014
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