Associations between lifestyle factors and body mass index in African-American community college students
| Autor: | Janna Stephens, Antoinette Perkins, Hailey N. Miller, Alai Tan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Gerontology
Adult 050103 clinical psychology Adolescent Universities Population Overweight Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Weight loss medicine Body Image Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult education Students Life Style African american education.field_of_study 05 social sciences Body Weight Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Black or African American Lifestyle factors medicine.symptom Community college Psychology Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Journal of American college health : J of ACH. 69(7) |
| ISSN: | 1940-3208 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE The goal was to examine associations between body mass index (BMI) and lifestyle factors in African American community college students. Methods: Young adults, 18-25, who identified as African American were eligible to participate from 3/17 to 11/17. BMI, body image, discrimination, social roles, emotional and informational support, nutrition knowledge, and physical activity were assessed. Results: Data from 323 students were analyzed. The mean age was 20.1 ± 2.0 years. There were no significant differences between individuals with BMI ≥ 25 and BMI |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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