The role of lifestyle habits in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among students
Keywords:
Body mass index; Lifestyle; Obesity; Qassim students; Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
The key objective of the present study is to explore the prevalence of being overweight and/or being obese using the body mass index (BMI). We investigated the relationship between lifestyle habits (sleeping patterns, dietary habits, physical activities, and screen times) and obesity. We used a cross-sectional study involving male students of medical and non-medical at the College of Medicine and College of Management and Economics at Saudi Arabia’s Qassim University. To gather data, a tailor-made, self-administered questionnaire was the tools of choice. The first part of the form collected a data pertaining to the height and weight of respondents. This measured BMI. Participants then categorized as underweight (BMI < 18.5), normal weight (BMI = 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI = 25–29.9), and obese (BMI >30.0). The second part of the study involved questions about the participants’ lifestyle habits. To assess the significance of the questions, aChi-squared test was applied. We found that prevalence of being overweight and obese among medical students was (24.4%) and (19%) respectively. for non-medical students the prevalence of being overweight and obesity was (25.6%) and (16.5%) respectively. regarding dietary habits more than half of the students (54.2%) who had three meals or more have a positive relation with obesity. A positive relation was noticed between lack of physical activity and high BMI. Positive relation was found between high BMI and screen time. Regarding sleep hours more than half of the students spend 6-8 hours in sleeping per day.
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Al-Qahtani, M.H. (2016) Dietary habits of Saudi medical students at University of Dammam. International Journal of Health Sciences, 10(3), 353.
Al-Rethaiaa, A.S., Fahmy, AE., & Al-Shwaiyat, N.M. (2010) Obesity and eating habits among college students in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study. Nutrition Journal, 9(1), 39.
Al-Sendi, A.M. (2002) Factors determining obesity among adolescents in Bahrain. (PhD Dissertation), London College of Tropical Medicine.
Alshareef, S.J., Alzahrani, A., & Farahat, F.M. (2019) Lifestyle habits and well-being among primary health physicians in western Saudi Arabia. Journal of Public Health, 27(1), 57-62.
Alshareef, M., Alshareef, A., Vasas, T., Shingala, A., Cutrone, J., & Eskandari, R. (2021) Pediatric Cranioplasty Using Hydroxyapatite Cement: A Retrospective Review and Preliminary Computational Model. Pediatr Neurosurg, doi: 10.1159/000520954. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34847549.
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Khalaf, A., Westergren, A., Berggren, V., Ekblom, Ö., Al-Hazzaa, H.M. (2015) Prevalence and association of female weight status and dietary habits with sociodemographic factors: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. Public health nutrition, 18(5), 784-96.
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Magbool, G., Kaul, K.K., Corea, J.R., Osman, M., Al-Arfaj, A. (1993) Weight and height of Saudi children six to 16 years from the eastern province. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 13(4), 344-9.
Mehmood, Y., Al-Swailmi, F.K., & Al-Enazi, S.A. (2016) Frequency of obesity and comorbidities in medical students. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 32(6), 1528.
Mehmood, N., Arshad, M., Ahmed, H., Simsek, S., & Muqaddas, H. (2020) Comprehensive Account on Prevalence and Characteristics of Hydatid Cysts in Livestock from Pakistan. Korean J Parasitol, 58(2), 121-127. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2020.58.2.121. Epub 2020 Apr 30. PMID: 32418380; PMCID: PMC7231835.
Mishra, S.C., Chhatbar, K.C., Kashikar, A, & Mehndiratta, A. (2017) Diabetic foot. BMJ, 359, j5064. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5064. PMID: 29146579; PMCID: PMC5688746.
Mishra, T, Mohapatra, D, Behara, M, & Mishra, S. (2017) Association between short sleep duration and obesity in medical students. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 10(1), 242-44.
Mohamed, A., & Mohamed, S. (2019) Eating pattern among adolescent female student, Applied Medical Sciences College, University of Hafr-Al Batin. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 9(4), 73-78.
Musaiger, A., Bader, Z, Al-Roomi, K, & D'Souza, R. (2011) Dietary and lifestyle habits amongst adolescents in Bahrain. Food & nutrition research, 55(1), 7122. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3171216/
Musaiger, A.O. (2011) Overweight and obesity in eastern mediterranean region: prevalence and possible causes. Journal of Obesity, 18, 2011.
National Institutes of Health. (1998) Clinical guidelines for the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults-the evidence report. Obes Res, 6(2), 51S-209S. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9813653/
National Transformation Program (2016) Government of Saudi Arabia. Available at: https://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/sites/default/files/ressources/saudi_arabia_ntp_en.pdf
Nuttall, F.Q. (2015) Body mass index: obesity, BMI, and health: a critical review. Nutrition today, 50(3), 117.
Yamane, T. (1973) Statistics: An Introductory Analysis, 3rd ed. New York: Harper and Row.
Zaman, G.S. (2015) Influence of lifestyle patterns on perceptions of obesity and overweight among expatriates in Abhacity of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine, 6(2), 329.
Published
2021-12-17
How to Cite
Alharbi, M. F., Alharbi, R. M., Alshweash, M., Alharbi, F., Almetrafe, A., Alfozan, F., Alanazi, A., & Alsager, R. (2021). The role of lifestyle habits in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among students. Amazonia Investiga, 10(47), 250-262. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.47.11.26
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