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Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia

Introduction: Night eating syndrome (NES) has been progressively drawing attention and becoming a global concern due to its clinical implications. However, the study related to NES was found to be scarce in Malaysia. As such, this study aimed to determine the risk factors of NES among Malaysian publ...

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Main Authors: Gan, Wan Ying, Chin, Pei Qi, Law, Leh Shii
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
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spelling my.upm.eprints.683782019-05-10T08:33:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68378/ Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia Gan, Wan Ying Chin, Pei Qi Law, Leh Shii Introduction: Night eating syndrome (NES) has been progressively drawing attention and becoming a global concern due to its clinical implications. However, the study related to NES was found to be scarce in Malaysia. As such, this study aimed to determine the risk factors of NES among Malaysian public university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 270 participants (mean age: 20.9±1.4 years), who were selected randomly from three different course disciplines at a public university in Selangor, Malaysia. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire on socio-demographic background, NES, depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, and disordered eating. Weight, height, and waist circumference of the participants were measured. Results: Results showed that 12.2% of the participants were engaged in NES. Binary logistic regression identified four significant risk factors of NES namely, being a male (AOR = 3.050, 95% CI = 1.129 – 8.238), persuading in a technical-stream course (AOR = 6.010, 95% CI = 2.057 – 17.555), being a stressful student (AOR = 3.580, 95% CI = 1.149 – 11.151), and having poor sleep quality (AOR = 4.664, 95% CI = 1.431 – 15.209). Conclusion: Early screening process should be conducted from time to time in which university students with potentially NES are able to receive necessary behavioural and cognitive therapy in order to recover. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68378/1/2019041008175004_MJMHS_Vol_15_SP1.pdf Gan, Wan Ying and Chin, Pei Qi and Law, Leh Shii (2019) Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 15 (SP1). pp. 25-32. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019041008175004_MJMHS_Vol_15_SP1.pdf
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description Introduction: Night eating syndrome (NES) has been progressively drawing attention and becoming a global concern due to its clinical implications. However, the study related to NES was found to be scarce in Malaysia. As such, this study aimed to determine the risk factors of NES among Malaysian public university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 270 participants (mean age: 20.9±1.4 years), who were selected randomly from three different course disciplines at a public university in Selangor, Malaysia. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire on socio-demographic background, NES, depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, and disordered eating. Weight, height, and waist circumference of the participants were measured. Results: Results showed that 12.2% of the participants were engaged in NES. Binary logistic regression identified four significant risk factors of NES namely, being a male (AOR = 3.050, 95% CI = 1.129 – 8.238), persuading in a technical-stream course (AOR = 6.010, 95% CI = 2.057 – 17.555), being a stressful student (AOR = 3.580, 95% CI = 1.149 – 11.151), and having poor sleep quality (AOR = 4.664, 95% CI = 1.431 – 15.209). Conclusion: Early screening process should be conducted from time to time in which university students with potentially NES are able to receive necessary behavioural and cognitive therapy in order to recover.
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author Gan, Wan Ying
Chin, Pei Qi
Law, Leh Shii
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Chin, Pei Qi
Law, Leh Shii
Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia
author_facet Gan, Wan Ying
Chin, Pei Qi
Law, Leh Shii
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title Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia
title_short Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia
title_full Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in Malaysia
title_sort determination of risk factors for night eating syndrome among public university students in malaysia
publisher Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
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