Health-Risk Behaviors and Dietary Patterns Among Jordanian College Students: A Pilot Study
| Autor: | Nahla Al-Bayyari, Hana Alkhalidy, Khadeejah Alnaser, Tamara Alzboun, Aliaa Orabi, Islam Al-Shami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Body weight smoking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine fast-food Medicine TX341-641 030212 general & internal medicine Health risk Nutrition Original Research Nutrition and Dietetics health risk Nutrition. Foods and food supply business.industry behavior college students Mean age Health promotion Increased risk Normal weight dietary pattern Underweight medicine.symptom business Weight gain Food Science Demography |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Nutrition Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 8 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2296-861X |
| Popis: | Background/Aims:Health promotion and the incorporation of health-protective behaviors in people's lifestyles have a great role in enhancing individuals' overall health and well-being. College students are at increased risk of developing unhealthy dietary and lifestyle behaviors. A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted to assess the health-risk behaviors among undergraduate college students at Jordan University of Science and Technology.Methods:The final sample included 136 students, with a mean age of 21.1 ± 2.37 years, mostly females (69%). A self-reported questionnaire was used for data collection about dietary and lifestyle behaviors among college students. The questionnaire consisted of four parts: sociodemographic characteristics, body weight classifications, lifestyle behaviors, and dietary patterns and intake, and eating behaviors.Results:Most of the students did not meet the daily recommendations for fruit (76%) and vegetable (82%) intake. Males were significantly consuming fast food more frequently (p= 0.019), and smoked cigarettes (p< 0.001) or hookah (p= 0.015) more frequently than did females. Further, the majority met the recommendations for physical activity (81%), but exceeded recommendations for sedentary behavior. Females were more likely to have normal weight or be underweight (OR = 4.865), to have a fear of weight gain (OR = 3.387), and to have the recommended sleeping hours (OR = 7.685) than were males.Conclusion:The results indicate the health-risk behaviors and the gender-related differences among college students. |
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