Effect of BMI and Perceived Importance of Health on the Health Behavior of College Students: Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Chia-Hsun Chiang, Wan-Chen Hsu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male 020205 medical informatics Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Health Behavior Health Informatics body mass index 02 engineering and technology lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Perception 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Students media_common Original Paper lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Significant difference college students lcsh:RA1-1270 Cross-Sectional Studies Scale (social sciences) Respondent lcsh:R858-859.7 Female Analysis of variance perceived importance of health Health behavior Psychology Body mass index Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Internet Research Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 22, Iss 6, p e17640 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1438-8871 1439-4456 |
| Popis: | Background Both body mass index (BMI) and the perceived importance of health have received a lot of attention, but few studies have fully investigated the interaction of their effects on health behaviors. Objective This study investigates the effects of BMI and the perceived importance of health on health behaviors (patterns of eating, sleeping, and exercising) among college students in Taiwan. Methods A survey was conducted with 334 students to assess their perception of the importance of health (using indicators) and their health behavior (using the Health Behaviors Scale). Respondent BMI was calculated from self-reported body weight and height. Descriptive statistical analysis, independent t test analysis, two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and one-way ANOVA were conducted. Results The results showed a significant difference between genders in health behaviors among college students (eating: t332=2.17, P=.03; exercise: t332=5.57, P Conclusions This study establishes, for the first time, the interaction of BMI and the perceived importance of health on health behaviors. The perception of health was found to have a significant effect on exercise behaviors. Thus, the perception of health plays a significant role in the exercise behaviors of college students in Taiwan. This finding provides researchers, policy makers, and practitioners with evidence, and consequently, opportunities for focusing on preventive actions. The findings suggest that increasing the importance of health in the perception of college students, should be the focus of efforts to help students exercise more regularly. |
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