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Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The occurrence of obesity and overweight status in the population has caught public attention. This is in line with the World Health Organization's concern (2013). The present study aimed to determine factors associated with body weight status among students in Infrastructure University Kuala L...

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Main Authors: K. Mahgoub, Salma, Abu Saad, Hazizi, Jamaluddin, Rosita
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Published: IGM Publication 2016
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spelling my.upm.eprints.542742018-03-09T05:28:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54274/ Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia K. Mahgoub, Salma Abu Saad, Hazizi Jamaluddin, Rosita The occurrence of obesity and overweight status in the population has caught public attention. This is in line with the World Health Organization's concern (2013). The present study aimed to determine factors associated with body weight status among students in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted to asses physical activity level, environmental factors affecting physical activity level and their association with body weight status among 280 students in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The mean of respondent’s total physical activity per week was 3988.50 ± 6758.45 METs minute/week. This was significantly higher (t = 3.020, p = 0.003) among male respondents (5496.37 ± 7860.26 METs minute/week) compared to females (3032.93 ± 5779.55 METs minutes/week). The overall environmental supports for physical activity among the respondents were at moderate level (2.17 ± 0.72), although the total environmental supports for physical activity among female is slightly higher compared to male (2.17 ± 0.77 vs 2.15 ± 0.63), no significant different was observed (t = - 0.25; p = 0.805). In general over weight / obese status was highly prevalent among those with low involvement with neighbourhood environment for physical activity (28%) (the lowest quartile). Although adjusted crude analysis of support to neighbourhood environment for physical activity showed reverse associations with overweight / obese status, no significant trend was observed. IGM Publication 2016-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54274/1/Factors%20associated%20with%20body%20weight%20status%20among%20students%20in%20infrastructure%20University%20Kuala%20Lumpur.pdf K. Mahgoub, Salma and Abu Saad, Hazizi and Jamaluddin, Rosita (2016) Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, 4 (2). pp. 9240-9251. ISSN 2455-0450; ESSN: 2347-176X http://jmscr.igmpublication.org/home/index.php/archive/99-volume-4-issue-02-feb-2016/533-factors-associated-with-body-weight-status-among-students-in-infrastructure-university-kuala-lumpur-iukl-kuala-lumpur-malaysia 10.18535/jmscr/v4i2.27
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description The occurrence of obesity and overweight status in the population has caught public attention. This is in line with the World Health Organization's concern (2013). The present study aimed to determine factors associated with body weight status among students in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted to asses physical activity level, environmental factors affecting physical activity level and their association with body weight status among 280 students in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The mean of respondent’s total physical activity per week was 3988.50 ± 6758.45 METs minute/week. This was significantly higher (t = 3.020, p = 0.003) among male respondents (5496.37 ± 7860.26 METs minute/week) compared to females (3032.93 ± 5779.55 METs minutes/week). The overall environmental supports for physical activity among the respondents were at moderate level (2.17 ± 0.72), although the total environmental supports for physical activity among female is slightly higher compared to male (2.17 ± 0.77 vs 2.15 ± 0.63), no significant different was observed (t = - 0.25; p = 0.805). In general over weight / obese status was highly prevalent among those with low involvement with neighbourhood environment for physical activity (28%) (the lowest quartile). Although adjusted crude analysis of support to neighbourhood environment for physical activity showed reverse associations with overweight / obese status, no significant trend was observed.
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author K. Mahgoub, Salma
Abu Saad, Hazizi
Jamaluddin, Rosita
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Abu Saad, Hazizi
Jamaluddin, Rosita
Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
author_facet K. Mahgoub, Salma
Abu Saad, Hazizi
Jamaluddin, Rosita
author_sort K. Mahgoub, Salma
title Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_short Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_sort factors associated with body weight status among students in infrastructure university kuala lumpur (iukl), kuala lumpur, malaysia
publisher IGM Publication
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54274/1/Factors%20associated%20with%20body%20weight%20status%20among%20students%20in%20infrastructure%20University%20Kuala%20Lumpur.pdf
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