Use of anti-obesity drugs among college students.

Autor:	Martins Mdo C; Universidade Federal do Piauí, PI, Brazil. carminhacmartins@yahoo.com.br, Souza Filho MD, Moura FS, Carvalho Jde S, Müller MC, Neves RV, Mousinho PC, Lima IP
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) [Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)] 2011 Sep-Oct; Vol. 57 (5), pp. 570-6.
DOI:	10.1590/s0104-42302011000500017
Abstrakt:	Objective: To evaluate the use of anti-obesity drugs among students attending a public university. Methods: This was a cross sectional random study of 664 college students. Drug use, socioeconomic, and anthropometric variables were observed. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were classified according to World Health Organization criteria. Results: Current or previous use of anti-obesity drugs was reported by 6.8% of students. Amphetamine and sympathomimetic amines (40.5%) were the most commonly used drugs. Among those who reported use of anti-obesity agents, 62.2% were female. Only 31.1% of medications were prescribed by doctors. Mean BMI and WC were higher among students reporting the use of such drugs, but 47% of them were classified as eutrophic by BMI, and 76.5% had normal WC measure. Conclusion: The use of anti-obesity drugs among college students is of concern, particularly due to the high proportion of drug use without indication or prescription.
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