Assessing overweight, obesity, diet, and physical activity in college students
Assessing overweight, obesity, diet, and physical activity in college students
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DOI：
10.1080/07448480309595728
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Kaur, H
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作者：
Huang, TTK;Harris, KJ;Kaur, H
作者对738名18至27岁的大学生进行了调查，以评估超重、肥胖、饮食习惯和体力活动。他们使用BMI(身体质量指数)大于等于25 kg/m(2)或BMI大于或等于第85个百分位数，BMI大于或等于30 kg/m(2)或BMI大于或等于95个百分位数来估计19岁人群的超重和肥胖。为了定义那些大于或等于20岁的人的超重和肥胖，他们使用了大于或等于25 kg/m(2)和大于或等于30 kg/m(2)的BMI。他们发现，直接使用BMI的超重率为21.6%，使用BMI百分位数的超重率为16.2%，直接使用BMI的肥胖率为4.9%，使用BMI百分位数的肥胖率为4.2%。超过69%的参与者报告每天食用5磅水果和蔬菜，超过67%的参与者报告每天摄入20克纤维；参与者报告的体力活动少于3天/周。大多数大学生没有遵守饮食和体力活动指南，这表明需要进行预防干预，并提高对大学生超重的了解。
The authors surveyed 738 college students aged 18 to 27 years to assess overweight, obesity, dietary habits, and physical activity. They used BMI (body mass index) greater than or equal to 25 kg/m(2) or BMI greater than or equal to 85th percentile and BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m(2) or BMI greater than or equal to 95th percentile to estimate overweight and obesity in those aged 19 years. To define overweight and obesity in those greater than or equal to 20 years, they used BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/m(2) and greater than or equal to 30 kg/m(2). They found overweight rates of 21.6% using BMI directly and 16.2% using BMI percentile and obesity rates of 4.9% using BMI directly and 4.2% using BMI percentile. More than 69% of the participants reported < 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day and more than 67% reported < 20 g of fiber per day; participants reported physical activity on fewer than 3 d/wk. Most college students are not meeting dietary and physical activity guidelines, suggesting the need for prevention interventions and increased understanding of overweight in college students.