Factor Affecting the Prevalence of Non-ideal Body Mass Index (BMI) among Female University Student.
Objective.Non-ideal Body Mass Index (BMI) has increased around the world where they have been described as an epidemic, causing great concern among the health professional and researchers. This study aims to identify factors that affecting the prevalence of non-ideal body mass index (BMI) among...
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| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5926/1/FH02-FSSG-19-23309.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5926/ |
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| Summary: | Objective.Non-ideal Body Mass Index (BMI) has
increased around the world where they have been described as
an epidemic, causing great concern among the health
professional and researchers. This study aims to identify factors
that affecting the prevalence of non-ideal body mass index (BMI)
among female students. A total of 336 female students in
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) have been involved in
this research. The researcher was using a descriptive analysis to
identify the factors that affecting to non-ideal BMI.
Results.There are four major factors to be considered in the
study of which are environmental factors, genetic factors, dietary
factors, and physical lifestyle.About 68.82 percent of physical
lifestyle was the most contributed factor compared to other
factors. The majority of respondents had never performed any
physical activity which was heavy in a week of 79.46 percent
while for engaging in moderate physical activity 74.11 percent of
the respondents only performed this activity once in a week.In
addition, sitting too long also contributed to non-ideal BMI
problems where 59.22 percent of respondents seated for more
than seven hours a day. For spending a lot of time on the
computer, the 62.50 percent of respondents spent a lot of time
onthe computer for e-mail, video games, video, and social media
(eg. facebook, twitter, Instagram, wechat etc.) in a relatively long
period of 4-6 hours a day. Conclusion.All of these factors
contributed affecting the prevalence of non-ideal BMI problem.
Therefore, treatment and prevention should be done
immediately so that the problem can be reduced from time to
time. |
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